In 1985, an anti-narcotics agent in the United States was retaliated against by Mexican drug lords, and his bones were broken, and a long steel nail was driven into his skull. However, 35 years after his death, an ironic scene occurred.
Drugs are like appendages, once contaminated, they will erode the body and devour the soul.
In the seventies and eighties of the last century, this evil storm swept from South America and ravaged the streets of the United States, shattering countless families.
In order to curb this drug tide, countless anti-narcotics policemen have gone forward one after another, composing hymns of loyalty and sacrifice with their lives. Among them, Camorella's name is like a lightning bolt in the darkness, illuminating the cruelty and tragedy of the drug war.
Born in Mexico and later immigrating to the United States, Camorella joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as an honorable narcotics cop with a thirst for justice and a deep hatred of drugs.
One day in February 1985, Camorella was about to return to the United States to reunite with his family when he was kidnapped in the street by the men of Mexican drug lord Quintero. In order to force him to speak out about the DEA's plan of action, Quintero tortured him inhumanely.
A month later, Camorella's body was found, with all his bones broken, his face severely deformed, and many parts of his skin peeling, covered with burns from cigarette butts and gunpowder.
Even more outrageous is that a long steel nail was driven into his head, and all this was done while Camorella was conscious.
According to the forensic examination, Camorella was injected with a large amount of drugs before his death to ensure that he could remain awake and feel every minute of pain while he was tortured.
When the news reached the United States, the whole country was shocked and the people were extremely angry. The U.S. government has exerted unprecedented pressure on the Mexican government to punish the perpetrators severely. Eventually, under intense pressure, the Mexican government arrested Quintero and three other drug lords, after which Quintero was sentenced to 40 years in prison.
It all started in 1981, when he learned that the Drug Enforcement Administration needed to send undercover agents to go deep into the Mexican drug lords, Camorella did not hesitate at all, took the initiative to ask for help, and embarked on this thorny and dangerous road without hesitation.
In order not to arouse the suspicion of drug dealers, Camorella concocts a whole new identity for himself in an attempt to break into the enemy's interior.
He started as a street drug dealer at the bottom, and with his witty mind and extraordinary courage, he won the trust of drug lords step by step, and gradually broke into the inside of the drug cartels.
The life of an undercover agent is not as thrilling as in the movie, but more of a loneliness and suffering that ordinary people can't imagine. Far from home, far from her loved ones, Camorella lives on the tip of a knife every day, revealing her identity and incurring murder if she is not careful. But he always kept his mission in mind, endured tremendous mental pressure, and secretly passed on important intelligence to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
The hard work paid off, and Camorella's undercover operation finally made a major breakthrough. In 1984, he discovered a massive marijuana cultivation base that produced a steady stream of drugs into the United States, poisoning countless lives.
Camorella, at great risk, transmitted this important piece of information back to the United States.
As soon as the news came out, the U.S. government was furious and immediately put pressure on the Mexican government to take action to destroy the cancer. Under pressure, the Mexican government finally decided to take action.
Under the covert guidance of Camorella, the Mexican military police launched a raid on the marijuana cultivation base, burning the sinful land.
However, this operation infuriates Mexico's number one drug lord, Quintero, a ruthless drug lord who cannot tolerate anyone who dares to challenge his authority, let alone accept the destruction of his painstakingly managed drug empire, and vows to find this person who dares to betray him and make him pay a terrible price.
Eventually, the tragedy mentioned above happened.
But in 2013, less than 30 years in prison, Quintero was released early, and no one knows how he escaped justice.
What is even more ironic is that 35 years after Camorella's sacrifice, several states in the United States have gone so far as to legalize marijuana. This news is undoubtedly the greatest irony for Camorella and countless other anti-narcotics policemen who have sacrificed their precious lives for the anti-drug cause.
The drug problem is a complex and deep-seated social problem, which cannot be solved by force alone, and only by solving the problems of poverty, education, and social injustice at the root can we truly eradicate the soil that breeds drugs and comfort those anti-drug heroes who have fought all their lives.
Source: "Mexican drug lord "veteran" overturned the case and was released", Yangcheng Evening News
