Jaime Zapata
Jaime Zapata | |
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Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Jaime Zapata | |
| Born | May 7, 1978 Brownsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | February 15, 2011 (aged 32) |
| Nationality | American |
| Organization | Homeland Security Investigations |
Jaime Jorge Zapata (May 7, 1978 – February 15, 2011) was an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent who was ambushed and murdered by the Mexican criminal group Los Zetas in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. He was one of two agents who were ambushed in a part of the country that was increasingly under the influence of drug violence. Zapata's death was the second high-profile killing of a U.S. agent in Mexico—the first one was Enrique Camarena, an undercover DEA agent who was tortured and murdered by the former Guadalajara Cartel.