Ep 40: DEA NARCOS: Bringing Down Pablo Escobar

from Unlatched Mind · host Vinny Vallarine

DEA Special Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena share their incredible story as the lead investigators responsible for bringing down Pablo Escobar. Javier and Steve join Unlatched Mind to discuss what it was like to battle the world's first "narcotics terrorist" and how the famous case impacted their life. We also talk about the massively successful Netflix series NARCOS, based on the real-life story of Steve and Javier's DEA career chasing Pablo. Check out https://www.deanarcos.com Show Highlights: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:20 - Steve and Javier get assigned the Pablo Escobar case 00:06:00 - Glamorization of Pablo's terror 00:07:00 - Pablo's cult following and the Robin Hood analogy 00:08:58 - The brutality of Pablo's regime. Silver or Lead. 00:13:40 - Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Salazar 00:17:00 - US closes the Mexican border 00:19:30 - Steve & Javier fear for their life 00:23:25 - Things get personal 00:26:00 - Breaking policy 00:30:00 - What motivated Pablo Escobar? 00:33:25 - What Pablo feared most 00:36:20 - The death of Pablo Escobar 00:45:45 - The success of Netflix NARCOS series 00:49:55 – What's next for Steve and Javier

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