‘Narcos’ Season 4 Air Date, Spoilers: Real-Life Story of Why DEA Agent Kiki Camarena Was Targeted by Guadalajara Cartel

Netflix released the official trailer for “Narcos: Mexico” — still popularly known among fans as “Narcos” season 4. Before the 10-episode series streams next month, here is why the Guadalajara Cartel targeted DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.

The official preview for “Narcos” season 4 opens with the kidnapping of Agent Camarena (Michael Peña), followed by a glimpse of the Guadalajara Cartel founder Félix “The Godfather” Gallardo (Diego Luna) ordering his men to “begin.”

It has been confirmed that “Narcos” season 4 will serve as a series reset for the franchise. After focusing on the Colombian cartel for three seasons, the show will now shift its focus to the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel. So the viewers must expect a complete change in the cast, setting, and the plot.

The trailer also hints at a fast-paced narration. Based on the preview, “Narcos” season 4 appears to be covering the beginnings of the Guadalajara Cartel up to the tragic moment when Gallardo ordered Agent Camarena’s abduction.

“Narcos” season 4 will maintain its format of referring to real-life historical accounts for its stories. This means that the audience will witness how Agent Camarena’s highly significant intel reports led to the destruction of a marijuana plantation owned by Gallardo’s empire. The DEA agent’s contribution, unfortunately, also made him a prime target of the cartel.

One of the highly anticipated plot points in “Narcos” season 4 is Camarena’s work as an undercover agent. This was how he built a network of informants that provided him with substantial intel, leading to the raid of a 1,300-acre marijuana plantation, known as “Buffalo Ranch,” linked to the Mexican cartel.

With the damage that cost the cartel an estimated street value of $8 billion, Camarena's work evidently put some serious dent in Gallardo's operations. A scene where a burning field is present suggests that the said raid is also a highlight event in “Narcos” season 4.

It is believed that Gallardo eventually learned about Camarena’s intel work and feared that he might have known about all the cartel’s networks and operations. In February 1985, Camarena and his pilot, Capt. Alfredo Zavala Avelar, were abducted, presumably to squeeze information out of them — another historical account included in “Narcos” season 4. In 2010, The Washington Times reported that Camarena and Avelar were believed to have been tortured in a 30-hour period. Their bodies were recovered a month after they disappeared.

Aside from Gallardo, “Narcos” season 4 will also introduce other major players of the Guadalajara Cartel. The new episodes will be released on Nov. 16 on Netflix.