Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena

(1947-1985)

DEA agent murdered by drug traffickers

more_vert

148 views

favorite

About

edit

Jump to

Family
Relationships
Associates
Similar

Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar (July 26, 1947 – February 9, 1985) was an American intelligence officer for the United States (DEA). In February 1985 Camarena was kidnapped by drug traffickers hired by Mexican politicians in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was interrogated under torture and murdered. Three leaders of the Guadalajara drug cartel were eventually convicted in Mexico for Camarena's murder. The U.S. investigation into Camarena's murder led to ten more trials in Los Angeles for other Mexican nationals involved in the crime. The case continues to trouble U.S.–Mexican relations, most recently when one of the three convicted traffickers, Rafael Caro Quintero, was released from a Mexican prison in 2013. Caro Quintero was again captured by Mexican Forces in July 2022.

Key details

edit section

Born	Enrique Camarena Salazar 26 July 1947 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Died	9 February 1985 (aged 37) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Zodiac	Leo
Tags	Add tag