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Crime
Kiki Camarena Murder in Mexico and the Shadow of the CIA
DEA agent Kiki Camarena's brutal murder in Mexico sparked a firestorm. The official story — revenge for drug busts — unraveled as whispers of CIA involvement emerged. Was Camarena a hero fighting drug lords, or a casualty of a covert US operation?