Mexican Official Manuel Bartlett Diaz Responds to FBI Files Regarding 'Kiki' Camarena Kidnapping

English Translation

Mexico City, September 27, 2024

To the public opinion

On September 25, just three days before the change of Federal Administration, Ioan Grillo (journalist on drug trafficking, crime, etc.) published an article on his CrashOut website entitled: “U.S. Declassifies Document on Bartlett and Camarena Case”

The source of the article is a “declassified memorandum” (in the possession of the U.S. government for over 40 years, without any significance), which is made public at Grillo’s request, but it lacks any informative content. Let’s read it:

1. Begin the memo, “A Confidential Source Overseas [CSA] speculates that Bartlett… [crossed out, i.e. blank].”

2. “The Source’s speculation was [checked, blank].”

3. “Legat, Mexico City [FBI office based in Mexico] has strong suspicions that [tested]‘s protection of drug trafficking activities not only benefited him [we do not know who he is], but perhaps extended to Secretary of the Interior Manuel Bartlett. While these are merely strong suspicions due to the indications of widespread corruption and extortion activities by [tested], it is not difficult to logically conclude that these activities ultimately benefited high-ranking Mexican government leaders [there is no such logic, because it is not proven how these activities benefited high-ranking officials].”

In the absence of content, the rest of the article is covered with rehashes of Proceso attacks from several years ago and statements on social networks by “opposition deputies.” All denied and clarified, for 40 years, even by two U.S. Ambassadors.

However, Grillo’s article is taken as a solid source – despite not saying anything – and in a hilarious defamation campaign we find on the front page of Reforma: “Suspicion of Bartlett reactivated in Camarena case”; El Economista writes: “U.S. suspects Bartlett in Kiki Camarena case”; El Sol de Mexico: “U.S. suspected Bartlett’s ties to drug traffickers”; Basta: Reopen file on Camarena case” and with similar scope in another 6 newspapers and two front pages (Reforma, El Sol de Mexico). None of this is inferred from the memorandum.

Any astute reader would notice that there is not the slightest news in Grillo’s article, but the national press continues to choose to deliberately lie to public opinion. A vulgar campaign that places the media in the sad role they have had in recent years: vile defamers.

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