077 "The" Narcos, D.E.A. Agents Steve Murphy And Javier Pena And Taking Down Pablo Escobar (Part One)

Published: July 31, 2022, 10 p.m.

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Today I\\u2019m very excited to bring you episode one of two with \\u201cThe\\u201d Narcos who helped bring down Pablo Escobar! Retired D.E.A. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pe\\xf1a.\\xa0

Javier Pe\\xf1a and Steve Murphy are former DEA agents best known for bringing down Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the '90s, as dramatized in the first two seasons of the Netflix series Narcos and chronicled in their book Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar.\\xa0

In today\\u2019s episode, we discuss:

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Pablo\\u2019s Hippos.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Steve and Javier\\u2019s beginnings in law enforcement and their path to becoming D.E.A. Agents.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How someone should prepare themselves to become a D.E.A. Agent.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How both of their careers changed after bringing down one of the biggest cocaine dealers in history.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 What their role was in the Netflix series \\u201cNarcos\\u201d and how it has changed their lives.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 Their book Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar.

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 How Steve\\u2019s wife joined him in Columbia on this dangerous mission.

All of this and more on today\\u2019s episode of the Cops and Writers podcast.

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