Sex parties and fast cars: US agent turned cartel mole claims DEA corruption

As he enters prison, a disgraced former DEA agent who lived a decadent double life has claimed his own crimes were the tip of the iceberg

Jose Irizarry was cursed with a drug lord's tastes and a civil servant's salary.

An agent of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Irizarry liked yacht parties with sex workers, jewelry from Tiffany, Louis Vuitton luggage and luxury cars. To finance his lifestyle - which came to include a BMW, two Land Rovers and three houses - Irizarry embezzled millions of dollars in government funds.