![]() ![]() As part of their ongoing Drug Awareness program, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks awards an annual Enrique Camarena Award at local, state and national levels to a member of law enforcement who carries out anti-drugs work. serve on the all-volunteer Board of Directors together with former DEA agents, law enforcement personnel, family and friends of Camarena’s, and others who share their commitment to alcohol, tobacco and other drug and violence prevention. Camarena Foundation was established in Camarena’s memory. federal agent or the escape of his killer”. “it’s ridiculous to suggest that the CIA had anything to do with the murder of a U.S. ![]() According to the three men, the CIA was collaborating with drug traffickers moving cocaine and marijuana to the United States, and using its share of the profits to finance Nicaraguan Contra rebels attempting to overthrow Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. In October 2013, two former federal agents and a self-proclaimed ex- CIA contractor told an American television network that CIA operatives were involved in Camarena’s kidnapping and murder, because he was a threat to the agency’s drug operations in Mexico. Mexican police had destroyed evidence on Camarena’s body Zuno had known ties to corrupt Mexican officials, and Mexican officials were implicated in covering up the murder. The four other defendants, Vásquez Velasco, Juan Ramón Matta-Ballesteros, Juan José Bernabé Ramírez, and Rubén Zuno Arce (a brother-in-law of former President Luis Echeverría), were tried and found guilty of Camarena’s kidnapping. Supreme Court, which ruled that Álvarez was not entitled to relief. government, charging that his arrest had breached the U.S.–Mexico extradition treaty. Álvarez subsequently initiated a civil suit against the U.S. After presentation of the government’s case, the judge ruled that there was insufficient evidence to support a guilty verdict, and charges were dropped. Narcos: Mexico | Official Trailer | Netflixĭespite vigorous protests from the Mexican government, Álvarez was brought to trial in Los Angeles in 1992. At the end of the day if a consenting adult wishes to get stoned on weed or high on coke thats his/her choice and providing they aren’t breaking the law or hurting anyone (but themselves) then who’s business is it? In my humble opinion we should legalise all drugs and remove the drug lords/gangs from the equation. Like it or not the demand and market for the supply and distribution of drugs is a fact of modern life and thats never going to change. The shows depiction of his kidnap and torture was nowhere near as brutal as the real event and it is right that Kiki should be remembered as a hero who give his life in what I sometime feel is the pointless War on Drugs. Among the countless acts of indiscriminate and at times very personal, repulsive murders the case of Kiki Camarena struck a chord deep in my soul and I felt physically sick when I researched and learnt more about his abduction, torture and eventual death.Ĭoincidentally the Netflix Narcos: Mexico series has been screening and watching it I was able to align the story line/s with the brutal real life characters I have been reading about and those involved in Kiki’s savage murder. I’ve been reading a lot about Mexican gangs/ cartels recently and their sheer brutality and total disregard for the sanctity of human life has left me sickened and appalled in equal measures. Senior Police Officer II (Calexico Police Dept.)Special Agent (ICNTF)Special Agent (DEA) The Last Narc has been in the works for 14 years and can finally be viewed on Amazon Prime Video.“Kike” (also spelled Quique) (Spanish), [ “Kiki” (English)ĭrug Enforcement Administration(1975–1985) The Last Narc will be an Amazon Prime Video exclusive. The Last Narc full castĪll four parts will be available for streaming Friday, March 15. Although there are many publications of the events, this docuseries discovers new facts that have never before been revealed. mini-series called Drug Wars: The Camarena Story. The story was also referenced in a 1990 U.S. ![]() government and Mexican drug cartels.Ĭamarena’s story was touched on in the first season of the Netflix dramatization Narcos: Mexico. As the story unfolds, we discover ties between the U.S. The three were also bodyguards for some of the most legendary drug lords. In the process, three cartel members and Guadalajara police officers including Ramon Lira were sought out as informants with crucial inside information. The docuseries also interviews Geneva Camarena, the widow of Hector who had to tell her children their father had been kidnapped and murdered.īerrellez led the DEA investigation on Camarena’s murder. ![]() The cast includes highly recognized former DEA agent Hector Berrellez who put his life on the line to find out the story of Camarena and the Cartel members involved. The Last Narc is directed by Tiller Russell who was a producer for 2011’s Bernie. ![]()
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