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Enrique Salazar Camarena, also known as “Kiki”, was born on July 21, 1947 in Mexicali, Mexico. At the age of nine Camarena relocated to the U. S. and settled in Calexico, Cal.
He performed in the areas with his family members picking plums and appricots. Camarena yearned to get a correct education and soon that came. This individual took benefit of this opportunity and became a great ethical scholar. He played out football, basketball and helped publish the yearbook. Camarena was the best performer “Best all Around Senior. ” He made a decision to attend school and enter the law enforcement discipline.
Camarena dished up in the U. S. Marines, and became the best Clerk and a Court docket Recorder. In the 1970s, Camarena left from the Marine corps and worked with the Calexico Fire Section. Camarena became a part of the Calexico Police Department as a Criminal Investigator in 1970, whilst he joined Imperial Area College. Right now there he acquired an LUKE WEIL degree and criminal justice degree.
Camarena was delivered to the El Centro, A bunch of states Police Department Office and became a Drugs Investigator pertaining to the Soberano County. In 1874, Camarena join the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration). Camarena was obviously a talented Medicine Enforcement Unique Agent. Camarena and family were used in an private investigation in Guadalajara, South america. In Guadalajara, his mission was to quit the Caro-Quintero Organization.
Caro-Quintero, at the age group 32, was your main leader of the rich organization. Camarena was about to conclude his case when he was captured during his lunch hour. It was the afternoon of February six, 1985 when Camarena didn’t come home so his wife contacted his close friend, who also then reported the kidnapping to the U. S. law enforcement officers.
There is a vast quantity of law enforcement officers provided for search for Camarena. There were many people worried nevertheless no one found Camarena. Persons said that the Caro-Quintero got paid the clubs to stay quiet.
Some days later the law adjustment officers received a letter from a mystery person proclaiming Camarena could possibly be found at a ranch in Moreno, South america. When the police force officers attended search the ranch they found nothing at all except children that had been murdered. Later that same night time someone acquired stated they thought they had seen an inactive body right outside the ranch.
Sure enough the dead body was Camarena. He had been savagely beaten and tortured to death. The date of his death was March 7, 1985.
Till this day law enforcement representatives do not know whom actually killed Camarena, nonetheless they do get their suspicions. Regarding twenty-two individuals have been considered pertaining or perhaps murdering Camarena. Twelve had been convicted; 3 of which were members in the Caro-Quientero Firm. Enrique Camarena People via all around well known Camarena.
On February7, 1986 Calexico kept a special wedding in honor of him at the Calexico Library. The library is renamed Enrique “Kiki” Camarena Library. Camarena’s family put on red laces and ribbons to reverance him.
The ribbons proclaimed “No usage of illegal medicines, or no against the law use of legal drugs. ” Now persons all over the U. S, have on red laces and ribbons on the times of Oct. 23- 31.
