Ed Heath was the Director of Operations of the DEA in Mexico during the 1980s. He represented the DEA in Mexico since 1976 and was wounded in one of the five gun battles he took part in against the drug traffickers, and lose his brother to the drug traffickers.
Field agents like Enrique Camarena Salazar and James Kuykendall despised Heath for his bureaucratic methods. He was reluctant to support Camarena's investigation of the Guadalajara cartel, as the cartel's monopoly led to decreased drug-related violence and increased seizures. He also had no interest in fighting the Mexican government agencies' corruption and felt the DEA should not disrupt both countries' good relations. His inaction following Camarena's abduction resulted in the latter's death at the hands of the Guadalajara cartel.
His attitude changed after Camarena's murder. He supervised the DEA's covert operation to hunt down Camarena's killers, going as far as keeping Walt Breslin and his team in Mexico even though the State Department wanted to end the operation after the arrest of Rubén Zuno Arce.
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