In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁De ▁la ▁Madrid ▁declared ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁a ▁national ▁security ▁problem ▁and ▁completely ▁re organ ized ▁Mexican ▁ant id rug ▁policy " ▁and ▁more ▁government ▁financial ▁and ▁personnel ▁resources ▁were ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁policy . ▁Ar rest s ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁for ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁reached ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 . ▁Front - line ▁enfor cement ▁agents ▁of ▁the ▁Mexican ▁police ▁were ▁often ▁cor rupted ▁by ▁b rib es ▁from ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ers . ▁Vi ol ence ▁between ▁tra ff ick ers ▁and ▁between ▁tra ff ick ers ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁increased ▁in ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁incident ▁in ▁the ▁drug ▁war ▁and ▁in ▁U . S .- M ex ican ▁relations ▁was ▁the ▁kid nap , ▁tort ure , ▁and ▁murder ▁of ▁DE A ▁agent ▁En rique ▁" K iki " ▁Cam ar ena ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁Mexican ▁government ▁had ▁st aged ▁a ▁ra id ▁on ▁a ▁sus pected ▁site ▁of ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁in ▁Ch ih u ah ua ▁state . ▁ ▁Tra ff ick ers ▁sus pected ▁Cam ar ena ▁of ▁providing ▁information ▁to ▁the ▁Mexican ▁government ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁tort ured ▁and ▁killed ; ▁his ▁body ▁was ▁found ▁a ▁month ▁later . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁respond ed ▁by ▁sending ▁a ▁special