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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 drug traffickers hired by Mexican politicians in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Feb 4, 2023 · Camarena, the Mexican-born agent and father of three, was 37 years old. On March 9, his body was flown from Mexico to the U.S. for his funeral (pictured above). The two were in a decomposed state and showed signs of brutalization.
Feb 28, 2020 · Camarena, 37, who was known by the nickname “Kiki,” served in the U.S. Marine Corps before moving into law enforcement and becoming a DEA agent in 1975. He was kidnapped Feb. 7, 1985.
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...
Nov 3, 2022 · What’s the true story? Did he really move to Guadalajara, Mexico and work for the DEA? Was he really abducted? The ending is a sad one, and what happened to Kiki Camarena would change the face of...
Hundreds of club members including Calexico High School teacher David Dhillon wore red ribbons and pledged to lead drug-free lives to honor the sacrifices made by Kiki Camarena and others on behalf of all Americans.
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...
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.
Oct 6, 2017 · After more than four years chasing drugs around Mexico, Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, a DEA agent stationed in Guadalajara, finally tipped off Mexican law enforcement to raid “Rancho Búfalo” in late 1984. “Rancho Búfalo” was a massive 2,500-acre marijuana plantation run by the Guadalajara cartel.
Aug 19, 2021 · Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo, convicted in the murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, spoke for the first time in an exclusive Noticias Telemundo interview.
