The Story
For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pea tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the worlds most infamous narcoterrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobarthe subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobars brutal Medelln Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and Europe in the 1980s and 90s. The nation became a warzone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of peoplecompetitors, police, and civiliansto ensure he remained Colombias reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Pablo Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen, and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centers. He was nearly untouchable despite the efforts of the Colombian National Police to bring him to justice.But Escobar was also one of Americas most wanted, and the Drug Enforcement Administration was determined to see him pay for his crimes. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pea were assigned to the Bloque de Bsqueda, the joint ColombianU.S. taskforce created to end Escobars reign of terror. For eighteen months, between July 1992 and December 1993, Steve and Javier lived and worked beside Colombian authorities, finding themselves in the crosshairs of sicarios targeting them for the $300,000 bounty Escobar placed on each of their heads.Undeterred, they risked the dangers, relentlessly and ruthlessly separating the drug lord from his resources and allies, and tearing apart his empire, leaving him underground and on the run from enemies on both sides of the law.Manhunters presents Steve and Javiers history in law enforcement from their rigorous physical training and their early DEA assignments in Miami and Austin to the Escobar mission in Medellin, Colombialiving far from home and serving as frontline soldiers in the never ending war on drugs that continues to devastate America.
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For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pea tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the worlds most infamous narcoterrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobarthe subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobars brutal Medelln Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and Europe in the 1980s and 90s. The nation became a warzone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of peoplecompetitors, police, and civiliansto ensure he remained Colombias reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Pablo Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen, and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centers. He was nearly untouchable despite the efforts of the Colombian National Police to bring him to justice.But Escobar was also one of Americas most wanted, and the Drug Enforcement Administration was determined to see him pay for his crimes. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier F. Pea were assigned to the Bloque de Bsqueda, the joint ColombianU.S. taskforce created to end Escobars reign of terror. For eighteen months, between July 1992 and December 1993, Steve and Javier lived and worked beside Colombian authorities, finding themselves in the crosshairs of sicarios targeting them for the $300,000 bounty Escobar placed on each of their heads.Undeterred, they risked the dangers, relentlessly and ruthlessly separating the drug lord from his resources and allies, and tearing apart his empire, leaving him underground and on the run from enemies on both sides of the law.Manhunters presents Steve and Javiers history in law enforcement from their rigorous physical training and their early DEA assignments in Miami and Austin to the Escobar mission in Medellin, Colombialiving far from home and serving as frontline soldiers in the never ending war on drugs that continues to devastate America.
