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Detective Elias Camacho
Elias A. Camacho was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He attended Jefferson High School and El Paso Community College, where he obtained an associate’s degree in criminal justice.
Elias is a Vi...view moreElias A. Camacho was born and raised in El Paso, Texas. He attended Jefferson High School and El Paso Community College, where he obtained an associate’s degree in criminal justice.
Elias is a Vietnam veteran having served in the United states Navy for six years, five of which were aboard the USS Constellation CVA 64.(CVA64 is an aircraft carrier.) Elias Joined the El Paso Police Department in 1970, where he served as patrol officer, auto theft detective, Mexico liaison officer, and crime prevention specialist. In 1988–89, he was named “Detective of the Year.” Additionally, he received a certificate of merit from the El Paso mayor and city council.
In 1992, Elias joined the National Insurance Crime Bureau (previously the National Automobile Theft Bureau) as a special agent with a special Texas Ranger commission from the state of Texas. He was assigned as a foreign agent and worked the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit for seventeen years. During the last two years of employment, he also worked the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, and San Luis Potosi.
Besides conducting training sessions in Mexico, Elias has also conducted auto theft training in Panama, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, and the United States. Elias has received various awards and recognitions, such as the Texas Director of Public Safety Award.
Elias has testified in court as an auto theft expert. He continues to be a member of the Texas Association of Vehicle Theft Investigators and the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators.
Elias retired in 2009 from the NICB and is now a Texas licensed private investigator.view less
Books by Detective Elias Camacho
Auto Theft and the Mexican Border: (Two Thousand Miles of Unlawful Commerce)