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Judges and Judiciary

Mar. 24, 2025

San Diego judge, family sue cartel members over DEA agent's torture-murder

San Diego Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr. and family sue Sinaloa Cartel leaders, including Rafael Caro-Quintero, for the 1985 torture-murder of DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena.

San Diego judge, family sue cartel members over DEA agent's torture-murder
San Diego Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr.

The family of a U.S. federal agent who was tortured and murdered by a Mexican cartel in 1985 is looking to hold the drug lords civilly liable for crimes they alleged were acts of international terrorism. Among the family members who filed the federal complaint on Thursday is the agent's son, San Diego County Superior Court Judge Enrique S. Camarena Jr.

The complaint, filed by several attorneys at Motley Rice LLC and Turner & Associates PA, goes after the Guadalajara Cartel...

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