A federal agent who was shot and killed by an Amtrak train passenger concealing large amounts of marijuana in Arizona was a native of southeastern Illinois.
The Mt. Carmel Police Department says Michael Garbo -- a native of Grayville -- joined the Drug Enforcement Administration in 2005.
In a written statement, DEA administrator Anne Milgram said he was a group supervisor, who possessed expertise and a manner that “were legendary.”
As a special agent and supervisor, Garbo pursued criminal drug traffickers at the U.S.-Mexico border and in Afghanistan.
He previously worked for the Nashville, Tennessee Metro Police Department.
Garbo was killed Monday after gunfire erupted while a regional task force of DEA agents and Tucson police officers were doing an inspection of passengers’ luggage for illegal money, weapons or drugs.
