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| “ | Every day in my part of the world, the United States drops a bomb or fires a missile to kill terrorists. Do other people die as a result? Yes, regrettably. But for the greater good. | „ |
| ~ Khaleel rationalizing the murders he ordered. |
Quadeer Khaleel (Persian: کوادیر خلیل/Pashto: قدیرخیل) is the main antagonist of the Law & Order episode "Enemy". He is a drug lord and weapons dealer who orders the murders of a rival gang and their customers.
He is portrayed by Christopher Maher.
Early life[]
Khaleel is a powerful drug lord in the Paktika province of Afghanistan who smuggles heroin into the United States. A few years before the events of the episode, U.S. Army Captain Clark Wallace recruited Khaleel to sell weapons to terrorists in order to provide intelligence to the U.S. government. Khaleel used the money and government connections to expand his drug empire into Europe.
He started doing business with Indian smuggler Hydar Raheem, who laundered his money through an antiques business and moved his heroin into New York. Raheem started working with drug dealer Sammy Santiago, selling heroin to wealthy teenagers. When Raheem discovered Santiago was stealing from him, Khaleel told him to take care of the problem. Raheem hired petty criminal Arten Bardha to get the money back "by any means necessary". Bardha then murdered Santiago, four of his men, and three of his customers in a drug den.
In "Enemy"[]
While investigating the drug den murders, NYPD Homicide Detectives Joe Fontana and Ed Green eventually arrest Bardha, who informs on Raheem in return for a more lenient prison sentence. They arrest Raheem while he is moving Khaleel's heroin, and he offers to testify against his boss, also for a reduced sentence. He gives the police a recording of Khaleel tacitly approving Bardha's murder, and Fontana and Green arrest Khaleel for murder.
During his trial, Khaleel claims that he has diplomatic immunity, and that the government knows about his drug business and looks in the other way in return for his help with counterterrorism; Wallace even testifies on his behalf. During his prosecution, Executive Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy asks both Khaleel and Wallace if the former had the explicit permission of the U.S. government to commit murder, which both refuse to answer. Khaleel then says he had no knowledge of the murders, but McCoy disproves this assertion by playing the tape. Ultimately, the jury finds Khaleel guilty of all eight murders, for which he is imprisoned for life.
External links[]
- Qaadar Khaleel on the Law & Order Wiki
