During the mid-1970s, the newly established Drug Enforcement Administration brought two Mexican-American street officers into their ranks: Kiki Camarena and Hector Berrellez. Kiki was sent to Guadalajara, the very heartland of the powerful …

Following Kiki’s death, Hector was transferred to Mexico, where he inadvertently led a joint force of American Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Mexican soldiers into what would become the longest and deadliest firefight in DEA his…

Hector received information that was nothing short of revelatory: direct, eyewitness testimony detailing Kiki’s abduction, torture, and murder. The accounts placed the incident within a cartel hacienda, attended by prominent Mexican governm…

Hector recognized the enigmatic Cuban who had questioned Kiki: Felix Rodriguez, a seasoned CIA operative deeply implicated in the Iran-Contra affair. Despite explicit warnings to abandon his inquiries, Hector persisted, ultimately leading t…