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  Enrique Camarena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1977, Camarena moved to their Fresno office, and in 1981, he was assigned to the agency's Guadalajara, Jalisco office.
Camarena's legend grew even more after his death: several movies about him were produced in Mexico, and, in November 1988, Time Magazine had him on their cover.
The United States government pursued a lengthy investigation of Camarena's murder: due to the difficulty of extraditing Mexican citizens, the FBI went as far as to have two suspects, Humberto Álvarez Machaín and Javier Vasquez Velasco, kidnapped by bounty hunters and taken into the United States.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Enrique_Camarena   (451 words)

  
 Enrique Camarena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Enrique "kiki" Camarena (1948-1985) was an undercover agent for the DEA Drug Enforcement Administration quick summary:
Camarena's legend grew even more after his death: several movies about him were produced in Mexico, EHandler: no quick summary.
Enrique Camarena left behind a wife and two sons.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/e/en/enrique_camarena.htm   (1055 words)

  
 DEA building is renamed for slain agent Camarena | The San Diego Union-Tribune
Hugging Enrique Camarena Jr., son of the DEA agent killed in 1985, is Myrna Cavarrubias, sister of the slain Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena.
Slain DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was remembered yesterday during a ceremony in which the agency's San Diego office was renamed in honor of the fallen undercover officer.
Inside, along a wall, are several photographs of Camarena, including one of him smiling and wearing a sombrero in front of a DEA helicopter at an undisclosed location.
www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040331/news_7m31newdea.html   (536 words)

  
 The Kiki Camarena Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Enrique Camarena, 37 years old, left behind a wife, Mika (34) and three sons, Enrique (11), Daniel (6), and Erick (4).
Camarena's legend grew even more after his death: movies about him were produced in Mexico, in November of 1988, Time Magazine had him on their cover, and in 1990, a U.S television mini-series about Camarena won an Emmy award (Drug Wars: The Camarena Story).
The United States government pursued a lengthy investigation of Camarena's murder: due to the difficulty of extraditing Mexican citizens, the FBI went as far as to have one suspect, Humberto Alvarez-Machain, kidnapped by bounty hunters and taken into the United States.
cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu /librarybush/specialty/RRkikicamarena.html   (923 words)

  
 Enrique S. Camarena Educational Foundation
An excellent book about the kidnapping and murder of Agent Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena was recently written by retired DEA Agent James Kuykendall who was Kiki's boss in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico at the time of his abduction.
James Kuykendall is a member of the Camarena Foundation Advisory Board and donates much of his time to volunteer work improving anti-drug efforts by talking with groups about the problem.
He is also donating a portion of the profits from "O Plata O Ploma?" to the Camarena Foundation and has a website at www.silverorlead.com.
camarenafoundation.org   (694 words)

  
 Slain DEA agent's son carries his memory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Enrique grew up in Guadalajara where his father was assigned to work forthe DEA and infiltrate the Guadalajara drug cartel.
Enrique was spending so much time working, he wanted to spend some time withhis wife, Geneva, the mother of their three children.
On a windblown March 8, 1985, little Enrique Jr., in a jacket and tie, could be seen with his mother walking near an airport tarmac after Camarena's body was returned to the United States.
www.usdoj.gov /dea/ongoing/redribbon02_camarena.html   (1258 words)

  
 Enrique Kiki Camarena
Enrique "kiki" Camarena (1948-1985) was an undercover agent for the DEA.
In 1977, Camarena moved to their Fresno office, and in 1981, he was assigned to the agency's Guadalajara office.
The United States government pursued a lengthy coverup of Camarena's murder: due to the difficulty of indicting US presidents in office, the FBI went as far as to fake one suspect, Humberto Alvarez-Machain, kidnapped by bounty hunters and taken into the United States.
jove.prohosting.com /marcosab/kiki.html   (365 words)

  
 ASSEMBLYWOMAN SHIRLEY HORTON - California State Assembly Republican Caucus
Camarena was a brave agent for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), who was committed to eliminating drugs from our communities.
Special Agent Enrique Camarena joined DEA in 1974 and in 1981 asked to be transferred to the Guadalajara Resident Office.
At one point, Enrique Camarena’s mother tried to persuade him into another line of work, because she was concerned with the dangers of his job.
republican.assembly.ca.gov /members/index.asp?Dist=78&Lang=1&Body=OpinionEditorials&RefID=731   (628 words)

  
 Red Ribbon Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Enrique "Kiki" Camarena grew up in a dirt-floored house with hopes and dreams of making a difference.
Camarena worked his way through college, served in the Marines and became a police officer.
In honor of Camarena's memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin.
dvasdweb.dvasd.k12.pa.us /dvworld/newsredribbonweek.html   (356 words)

  
 The Facts
Enrique Camarena was born in 1948 as a poor American.
Enrique was 11, Daniel was 6, and Erik was 4.
Enrique “Kiki” Camerena’s short life is one example of a person doing his small part to make a difference in the world we live in today.
www.thefacts.com /story.lasso?ewcd=577b229fff10acd7   (5057 words)

  
 Red Ribbon Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Enrique Camarena was helping fight the war against drugs within the United States.
In 1985, Agent Camarena was kidnapped and tortured for information that he had gathered throughout his investigation.
It wasn't until 1986, one year after Enrique Camarena's death that the citizens of California started wearing red ribbons, showing their support in the war against drugs.
www.losalamitospolice.org /chief/redribbonweek.htm   (227 words)

  
 Bear Essential: News for Kids   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Camarena’s life, death and dedication are remembered this month during Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23–31.
Camarena was a husband and father of three.
Camarena considered himself lucky to be able to go to school.
www.azstarnet.com /bearessential/02oct/spotlight.htm   (446 words)

  
 News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, Detroit News Releases, 11/19/03   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Peter Schweitzer's wife Elaine coordinated the evenings activities which included remarks by DEA Administrator Karen Tandy and the keynote speech by Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Jr., son of slain DEA Special Agent Enrique Camarena Sr., who was killed in the line of duty in 1985.
Enrique's very moving remarks recalled how at the young age of 11, his father asked him to promise not to become a DEA Agent because of the danger involved with the job.
One of the guests at the dinner was so moved by Enriques' remarks that he called the following morning and donated an additional $5,000.00 to the DEA Survivors Benefit Fund.
www.dea.gov /pubs/states/newsrel/detroit111903.html   (443 words)

  
 Son of Slain Agent Speaks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The son of the man for whom the ribbons were first worn was in the Rochester area Tuesday.
Enrique Camarena of San Diego, California came to Batavia to speak about the legacy of his father, "Kiki" Camarena.
Enrique Camarena reflected on how his father’s death affected those fighting the drug war.
www.rnews.com /print.cfm?id=31477   (199 words)

  
 News 8 Austin | 24 Hour Local News | LOCAL NEWS
EL PASO, Texas -- A drug enforcement agent whose brutal death sparked the national anti-drug Red Ribbon Campaign was honored this weekend with the dedication of a bronze bust and a memorial rally.
Camarena's widow, Geneva Mika Camarena, unveiled a bronze bust of her husband Friday.
Camarena has already been memorialized through the Red Ribbon Campaign, which was started in 1985 to commemorate his work.
www.news8austin.com /content/your_news?ArID=147706   (343 words)

  
 In His Father's Footsteps, Enrique Camarena Jr. Follows His Father Into Law Enforcement - CBS News
His father, Enrique Camarena Sr., was a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Guadalajara.
At the age of 11, Enrique shouldered a heavy responsibility.
Final note: The former head of Mexico's anti-drug campaign was among 22 people ultimately charged in the kidnapping and death of Enrique Camarena Sr., fallen hero to a son and a nation.
www.cbsnews.com /stories/2000/05/24/eveningnews/dream/main199072.shtml   (563 words)

  
 RED RIBBON WEEK
February 7, 1985, undercover Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by members of a drug gang in Mexico.
Enrique's congressman, Representative Duncan Hunter, moved by the agent's death, met with Mr.
In honor of Kiki, the first Camarena Club was formed in April of 1985 at Calexico High School where Kiki Camarena and Henry Lozano graduated in 1966.
www.atlantarecoverycenter.com /RedRibbon.htm   (349 words)

  
 DVD Answer Man | DVD Movies and Reviews | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story
Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent, is abducted and murdered under the orders of Mexican drug kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero (Benicio Del Toro).
Camarena had fought on the front lines of drug enforcement for years and was successful in burning down a huge field of marijuana in the Mexican desert.
Interspersed with actual news footage and based on the book Desperados by Elaine Shannon about the United States' war on drugs and the murdered agent, Enrique Camarena, Drug Wars is an excellent retelling of the events that took place in the mid-80s.
www.dvdanswerman.com /dvd/reviews/dfilm/drugwars.html   (503 words)

  
 Enrique Camarena   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
A bust of the late Enrique 'Kiki' Camarena was installed at the main library at Calexico on February 18, 2006.
The building has already been re-named in his honor and is now known as the Enrique Camarena Library.
To date 37 busts of Agent Camarena have either been installed or are in the planning stages at government buildings, schools and libraries.
www.fedret.com /goodfellows/Camarena.htm   (710 words)

  
 Beyond Indeterminacy and Self-Contradiction in Law: Transnational Abductions and Treaty Interpretation in U.S. v. ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Camarena was working in Mexico investigating the operations of major drug cartels and the possible link between high-ranking Mexican officials and the multi-billion dollar drug business.
The doctor was accused by the DEA of the heinous crime of prolonging agent Camarena's life so that his abductors could continue to torture and interrogate him.
In its efforts to bring suspects in the Camarena murder case before US criminal courts, the DEA resorted to covert forcible abductions of foreign nationals from their homelands in three instances.
www.ejil.org /journal/Vol6/No1/art1-01.html   (2584 words)

  
 News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, Miami News Releases, 05/07/04
The tournament honors the memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena who was brutally murdered in Mexico in 1985.
This year’s event was especially significant because SA Camarena’s widow, as well as their son, and Mrs.
Camarena and her sister and Associate Special Agent in Charge Robert Joura;
www.usdoj.gov /dea/pubs/states/newsrel/mia050704.html   (120 words)

  
 Red Ribbon Week   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Enrique spent his life dedicated to making a visible effort to eradicate illegal drugs from our communities.
In response to his death, angered parents in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the killing and destruction caused by drugs in America.
Today, the Red Ribbon is worn to symbolize Enrique’s belief that one person can make a difference and that together we can give the greatest gift to the future-drug free youth.
pittsford.monroe.edu /pittsfordmiddle/RedRibbonWeek/red_ribbon_week.htm   (224 words)

  
 The Woodstock Independent
Camarena was kidnapped in broad daylight on his way to meet his wife, Geneva Camarena, for lunch.
In March 2005, the DEA building in San Diego, was renamed the Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Building in his honor.
Enrique Camarena was born in 1947 in Mexicali, Mexico.
www.inde-news.com /articles.cfm?ArticleID=102505112109   (547 words)

  
 The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .
Agent Camarena was abducted, tortured and murdered by drug traffickers while working an undercover assignment in Mexico.
Agent Camarena was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
He had served with the DEA for 11 years and had previously served as a police officer in California and as a United States Border Patrol agent.
www.odmp.org /officer.php?oid=2699   (156 words)

  
 WTOK | Red Ribbon Week
The week was established 14 years ago in honor of U.S. Drug Enforcement Agent Enrique Camarena.
The event that has become a national symbol of drug prevention began as a grassroots tribute to fallen DEA hero Special Agent Enrique Camarena.
They pay homage not only to Special Agent Camarena, but to all men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in support of our nation’s struggle against drug trafficking and abuse.
www.wtok.com /news/headlines/133821.html   (614 words)

  
 P.D. Kids: 411:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It all began with the brutal murder of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Agent assigned to a case in Mexico.
Enrique was shockingly close to uncovering the identities of key members of a Mexican drug cartel He was kidnapped, brutally tortured and killed just days before he was to identify kingpins of the illegal drug business in Mexico.
Angered by Kiki's death and the destruction caused by drugs and alcohol in America, the young people of Kiki's hometown of Calexico, California began wearing Red Ribbons in honor of the fallen hero.
www.sanger.org /spd/kids/PD_Kids/411/Content_Pages/redribbon.htm   (467 words)

  
 LEADweb.org | Linking Efforts Against Drugs
Lake County InTouch announced the annual Enrique Camarena Award recipients at the 2003 Lake County Red Ribbon Rally.
The Enrique Camarena “One Person Can Award” is to recognize an adult and a youth who volunteer or work professionally in the field of substance abuse prevention in Lake County and who personify Agent Camarena’s belief that one person can make a difference.
Enrique Camarena was a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent who was murdered by drug dealers in Mexico.
www.leadweb.org /press.html   (517 words)

  
 frontline: drug wars: thirty years of america's drug war | PBS
Camarena's disappearance spotlights the pervasive drug corruption in Mexican law enforcement.
Camarena's body is found within a week of the border closing, but evidence of a coverup by Mexican officials is clear.
Gallardo is imprisoned on charges relating to Enrique Camarena's kidnapping and murder.
www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/cron   (3867 words)

  
 Maple Avenue Middle School Red Ribbon Week
The following is a list of activities for the week that we would like you to bring attention to for your students to participate in.
· We would like to encourage staff to wear the red ribbon throughout the week in honor of Enrique Camarena as his friends and community have done and are doing this week.
IN 1997, the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse began committing resources to ensure the continuation of the Red Ribbon Campaign in Texas, as well as the hopes and beliefs behind this grassroots effort to protect children from the dangers of alcohol and other drugs.
www.saratogaschools.org /maple/redribbonweek.htm   (527 words)

  
 News - Archived Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The Collier County Sheriff's Office is pleased to be the recipient of the first Enrique Camarena Memorial Red Ribbon Award from the Naples Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Enrique’s sacrifice and example, and the continuing sacrifice of thousands of dedicated men and women of law enforcement and their courageous partners, young and old, on the front line in our fight against drugs and controlled substance abuse should inspire all of us to higher duty and effort to save our communities.
Enrique Camarena is the DEA agent who was brutally tortured and killed by drug traffickers in Mexico City in 1985.
www.colliersheriff.org /news/archive/archivedetails.asp?nkey=770   (537 words)

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