Cartel Doctor Accused of Helping Torture DEA Agent Runs Taco Restaurant in Guadalajara
A Mexican cartel doctor accused of helping torture DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena in the 1980s appears to be running a taco restaurant in Guadalajara, Mexico
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Mexican Police Arrest Cartel Member Accused in 1985 Torture, Murder of DEA Agent
Mexican police arrested a 77-year-old man accused in the 1985 torturing and killing of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Salazar.
Mexican Officials Challenge Early Release of DEA Agent Killer, Caro Quintero
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Mexican officials said Tuesday they are seeking to reverse an appeals court ruling that led to the early release of a notorious drug kingpin who was in prison for killing a DEA agent, The LA Times reports. Relations between the U.S. and Mexico became strained after Caro Quintero, the accused founder of…
Mexico Drugs: How One DEA Killing Began A Brutal War
By Will Grant BBC News, Guadalajara Twenty seven years ago, the kidnap, torture and murder of a US Drug Enforcement Administration agent by Mexican drug traffickers sparked one of the biggest manhunts the US government has ever launched in North America. It also offered an ominous warning of things to come. The picturesque Mexican city…
Mexican Drug Lord Killed By Soldiers
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com These days Mexico chalks up far more defeats than victories when it comes to battling the increasingly violent drug cartels. But Thursday, Mexico authorities declared a major victory when one of the top three leaders of Mexico’s most potent drug cartel, Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel, was killed in a gunfight with soldiers,…