United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 25, 1987
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 18 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 25, 1987
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Special Agent Arthur Cash was killed in a traffic accident while transporting three prisoners to Tucson.
The three men had been arrested by the United States Border Patrol near Naco for smuggling 300 pounds of marijuana into the country. Agent Cash was transporting the prisoners to Tucson when another car pulled into his path on Arizona 92 about 10 miles southwest of Bisbee.
All three prisoners survived the crash.
Special Agent Cash had served in federal law enforcement for 18 years and was in charge of the Sierra Vista Post of Duty in Arizona. He had served with the United States Border Patrol before joining the DEA. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.