European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday August 12, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 3 abduction ruled illegal in Dea Case los Angeles a a mexican doctor accused in the torture slaying of an undercover . Drug agent must be returned Home because Federal agents illegally ordered his kidnapping a judge ruled. The abduction has soured diplomatic relations be tween the United states and Mexico which accused . Officials of encroaching on mexican sovereignty and threatened to Cut off anti drug cooperation. Or. Humberto Alvarez Machain was brought from Guadalajara to los Angeles in april to face prosecution in the 1985 death of drug enforcement administration agent Enrique Camarena. . District judge Edward a Feldic ruled Friday that the United states violated its extradition treaty with Mexico when Dea operatives kidnapped the Doc Tor from his office at gunpoint. Rafeedie said the court lacked jurisdiction to try Alvarez. But he imposed a we Klong stay on his order that the doctor be returned to give assistant . At Torney William Fahey time to consider an Appeal. Justice department officials had no immediate comment on the ruling. Rafeedie warned the Dea. That such violations would not be tolerated even if they Are committed to curb International drug trafficking. The judge said he was not dismissing any charges against Alvarez but ruled the Case could not be tried in the United states. It was not Clear what Alvarez s Fate would be in Mexico where he currently faces no charges. The mex ican attorney general s office has said it wants to ques Tion him about possible crimes. Alvarez was spirited out of Mexico by people paid by the Dea. In the United states he faced charges he administered drugs to revive Camarena for question ing while he was being tortured. The Dea gave the go ahead for the abduction Rafeedie said. This command was approved at the highest Levels of the Dea. The United states attorney general s office was  he rejected a government Contention that the Dea was not responsible because its agents did not person ally Kidnap Alvarez. The United states is responsible for the actions of its paid agents the judge said. Alvarez s lawyer Robert Steinberg said he feared the ruling would be appealed All the Way to the . Supreme court. My fear is they re going to take these appeals for years while he Alvarez rots in  the Justice department said earlier that it was pressing its investigation into the 1985 torture murder of Camarena and his Pilot Alfredo Zavala a Velar. Four men were recently convicted three on charges of kidnapping Camarena and one on charges  two american tourists mistaken for Dea agents. Three others were convicted in 1988 on  involvement in the murder. More than two do in peo ple have been convicted in Mexico. In another development in the Camarena Case. Rafeedie ordered an investigation into possible jury Tam Pering during the most recent trial. The action came after defense lawyer Martin Stolar re fused to answer Raf Cudic s questions about whether he had social contacts with a court stenographer during the trial. These arc factors that create in the court s mind a cause to inquire whether there has been any tampering with this jury and whether there was an attempt to improperly use a member of the court  Rafeedie said. Residents of a House on Staten Island View the damage to their property after Friday afternoon s Tornado. Besides uprooting Trees the storm inflicted other extensive damage. Fluke twister blasts area of Staten Island new York not a Tornado born of a water spout swirling in lower new York Harbor spun ashore in Southeastern Staten Island on Friday afternoon top pling do ens of Trees popping out windows and Dis Patching debris through the air and garbage pails Down the streets. Residents of about two dozen Homes along Fremont Avenue in the Midland Beach Section of the Borough were evacuated and their Street was cordoned off by the police As workers from the Brooklyn Union Gas co. Repaired two Gas lines that were snapped when Trees were uprooted. At the same time electricity to about 70 Homes in the area was Cut because of Tallen Power lines. Only two minor injuries were reported however. The Tornado started As a waterspout a tube like column of water swirling up from the surface Over lower new York Bay just off Staten Island said Hob stalker a meteorologist with the National weather service. Calling the twister a one in a million Duke stalker said the usual dynamics to produce such a thing were not present today. So i can t explain  there was a Roar like i never heard before said Caroline Doherty who was right near the front win Dow of her Home when the Tornado struck about 3 45p.m. I thought the whole House was going to come Down. The wind rattled All the windows Doherty said. "1 just grabbed my son Anthony lie s a ear old and backed away from the window. 1 saw branches snap off Trees. Garbage pails rolling All Over the place. My husband said he saw stuff in the air going around in a  a fire department spokesman Austin Caulfield said the areas surrounding Irant plate and in Clev Lincoln and Fremont avenues were hardest hit. At one House on a re not Avenue three Sycamore Trees 50 to 60 feet High leaned precariously against the roof and upper windows. A torrent of Rainwater left the Street under 0 inches of water