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DEA agent Kiki Camarena was murdered in Mexico in 1985. His alleged killer is now in the U.S.

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DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena disappeared in 1985 , shortly after he helped bust a billion-dollar marijuana operation in Mexico .

He had been stationed there for four years on the trail of the country's biggest marijuana and cocaine traffickers.

His alleged killer, Caro Quintero , is headed to the U.S. requested by the government.