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Special Agent Juan C. Vars | United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government

Special Agent

Juan C. Vars

United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Saturday, August 27, 1994

Biographical Info

Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: August 27, 1994
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Special Agent Juan Vars was killed in an aircraft accident shortly after taking off from a runway in the jungles of Peru. Four other agents were also killed.

The agents were participating in Operation Snowcap, to provided support to Peruvian and Bolivian law enforcement personnel. They had taken off from a small runway in the Upper Huallaga River Valley, 15 miles west of Santa Lucia, to conduct a surveillance flight when the plane crashed. The wreckage was located the following day, but rescuers were not able to reach the site until the next day.

Special Agent Vars had served with the Drug Enforcement Administration for seven years. He was survived by his fiancé and parents.