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The Enrique Camarena case illustrates the principles of collecting and conserving trace evidence, however problematic, for forensic analysis. Specific circumstances surrounding this unusual case include the “willful obstruction of information and investigation by other agencies involved” (Malone) and the corruption within those agencies, as well as jurisdictional limitations and an overall considerably contaminated and compromised crime scene; all of which surmounted to a forensic nightmare for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and other authorities directly involved in the case. Furthermore, these hindrances, which required the adoption of unconventional methods, were eventually overcome by the successful detection, collection and preservation techniques available for the limited evidence and subsequent limitations of various evidence available, to ensure accurate analysis of the trace evidence.


Following the apparent kidnapping of the DEA Special Agent (SA) Enrique......

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