Born In: Mexicali, Mexico
Kiki Camarena
(American Intelligence Officer for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration Who was Kidnapped & Murdered By Drug Traffickers)
Enrique S. Camarena Salazar was an undercover agent who worked for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). His main mission was to eradicate the usage of illegal drugs from every nook and corner of the United States. His focus and determination towards work resulted into his death, which was brutal in every sense of the word. Kiki, as he was known to his friends and family, was abducted, tortured and killed in February 1985. The Mexican-born American agent was about to expose a few influential drug traffickers in Mexico and surrounding areas, but before he could do so, he was killed. Kiki was always concerned about the drug-related problems that existed in his country. Determined to do so, he went trailblazing in the streets of Mexico in order to figure out the hiding place of a group of marijuana and cocaine traffickers. When he was about to expose a multi-billion dollar drug business, he was abducted by five men and was brutally killed in a farm. His body was found after almost a month in the rural area of a small town. While the story of this brave heart is heartwarming, it is also heart-wrenching at the same time. Despite knowing the danger involved in his work, Kiki tried his best to bring about a change in the society until the very end. Whenever his mother asked him to quit his risky job, Kiki told her that someone had to stand up against drug trafficking and that he was confident of making a difference.
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