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'A $500,000 contract to murder me': Inside the cartel war that drove a DEA agent to small-town Minnesota
The former special agent says a cartel put a $500,000 contract on him after seizures of 50 tons of cocaine.
- Former Drug Enforcement Administration agent Aaron Graham transitioned from aspiring math teacher to undercover investigator in Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Tucson, seizing 50 tons of cocaine during his service.
- Cartel threats forced Graham's family to evacuate three times after he learned of a $500,000 contract to kidnap and murder him due to his cocaine seizures. His children were 3 and 1 at the time.
- Driven by a desire to make a difference, Graham worked undercover as a money launderer earning about $43,000 annually, prioritizing his mission over financial gain. "I was raised by an amazing dad who passed away early and I realized I didn't want my kids to be orphans at 3 and 1," Graham said.
- After leaving the agency, Graham worked for Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. on global security and anti-counterfeiting for 12 years. Today he lives in Alexandria, Minnesota, with his wife, Karen, serving as a think tank fellow.
- Graham now studies crime consequences and counterfeit medicines as a think tank fellow, reflecting on work that began when "Miami Vice" was starting and "no one really knew who the DEA was," Graham said.
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'A $500,000 contract to murder me': Inside the cartel war that drove a DEA agent to small-town Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — Aaron Graham's family had to be evacuated three times because of threats that were made against him by a drug cartel. Graham was working for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration when those evacuations occurred. In the past few decades, Graham’s life has taken many unbelievable twists and turns. Today, he lives in Alexandria, Minnesota, with his wife, Karen, a 1979 Parkers Prairie graduate. He sat down with the Echo Press …
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