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Today, we address the global corruption and violence of Guadalajara in the 1980s that was brought to light as a result of the murder of DEA Agent Enrique Camerena. All of the information we have discussed can be found here if you're interested in taking a deeper dive into this topic!

“Camarena's Abduction and Torture Described : Courts: Former Bodyguard Says Ranking Mexican Officials Were at the House Where U.S. Drug Agent Was Killed.” Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 1992, www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-10-me-2364-story.html.

Heath, Brad. “Killed by a Cartel. Betrayed by His Own? US Reexamines Murder of Federal Agent Featured in 'Narcos'.” USA Today, Gannett Satellite Information Network, 28 Feb. 2020, www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2020/02/27/enrique-camarena-dea-agent-murder-narcos-mexico/2....

“Special Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena | Just Think Twice.” Just Think Twice, www.justthinktwice.gov/article/special-agent-enrique-kiki-camarena.

Allen, Felix. “Who Were the Gangsters Who Ran the Feared Guadalajara Cartel in Mexico?” The Sun, The Sun, 16 Nov. 2018, www.thesun.co.uk/news/7201226/guadalajara-cartel-mexican-drugs-lords/.

Mcdonnell, P. J. (2017, August 24). The 1985 murder of a DEA agent still haunts Mexico. Finally, a drug lord gets sentenced in the case. Retrieved from https://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-mexico-gallardo-20170824-story.html

Feuer, A. (2018, December 28). El Chapo Trial Shows That Mexico's Corruption Is Even Worse Than You Think. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/nyregion/el-chapo-trial-mexico-corruption.html