In 1980, DEA special agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was assigned to the Administration's resident agency in Guadalajara. Working through informants, Camarena discovered cartel marijuana plantations in Zacatecas state. The plantations were raided and destroyed.
In 1980, DEA agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena was assigned to the DEA office in Guadalajara. Through his network of informants, he discovered marijuana farms operated by drug cartels in Zacatecas state. These farms were subsequently raided and destroyed.