Kiki Camarena - Wikipedia
Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar (July 26, 1947 – February 9, 1985) was an American intelligence officer for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In February 1985, Camarena was kidnapped by corrupt police officers hired by the Guadalajara Cartel. He was interrogated under torture and murdered.
Murder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena was dark moment in …
Feb 28, 2020 · Federal authorities assess new witness claims that a DEA official and CIA operative were tied to DEA agent Enrique Camarena's 1985 murder in Mexico.
Mexico drugs: How one DEA killing began a brutal war
Feb 7, 2012 · The capture and murder of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, an undercover US Drugs Enforcement Agency in Mexico in 1985, was a turning point in the war on drugs, writes the BBC's Will...
The History of Red Ribbon Week - DEA.gov
The Enrique (Kiki) S. Camarena Story. Enrique (Kiki) S. Camarena was born on July 26, 1947, in Mexicali, Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in Calexico, California in 1966, and in 1968 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps.
Cartel Kingpin Convicted in 1985 Murder of DEA Agent ‘Kiki’ Camarena …
Jul 15, 2022 · Caro Quintero had walked free in 2013 after 28 years in prison when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent...
The 1985 murder of a DEA agent still haunts Mexico. Finally, a …
Aug 24, 2017 · Legendary former head of the now-defunct Guadalajara cartel, Miguel Angel Felix Gallardo, is sentenced to 37 years for the 1985 murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camarena.
Kiki Camarena Death: The Real Story of the DEA Agent’s Murder …
Nov 3, 2022 · In March 1985, the DEA recovered the body of Kiki Camarena, 37, who left behind Mika and three children named Enrique, Daniel, and Erik. According to El Pais , Camarena’s “skull, jaw, nose and ...
Enrique S. Camarena - DEA Museum
Special Agent Enrique S. Camarena of the Drug Enforcement Administration's Guadalajara, Mexico Resident Office was kidnapped and tortured by Mexican drug traffickers on February 7, 1985. It is believed that Special Agent Camarena's death occurred on February 9.
Who was Enrique “Kiki” Camarena? | Just Think Twice
During his time in Mexico, Camarena came dangerously close to exposing top leaders of a multi-billion dollar drug pipeline in the country. Because of this, he was scheduled to be moved to another assignment in 1985. But on February 7, 1985, at 2:00 pm, he was kidnapped by five men as he left the American Consulate in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Remembering Kiki: DEA Museum to Premiere Documentary on …
Oct 21, 2021 · The DEA Museum’s documentary tribute to Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, hosted by Curator of Education Josh Edmundson, features never-before-seen interviews honoring the man whose death inspired the creation of Red Ribbon Week.