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Nov 16, 2015 · Javier Peña is a former DEA agent who, along with Steve Murphy, was a lead investigator in the manhunt for Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Oct 14, 2020 · The Blue Magazine sat down in a Zoom interview with the two retired lead DEA agents responsible for hunting Escobar: Steve Murphy and Javier Pena. They were both portrayed in the hit series and now the Blue readers get to hear the real story of hunting down Escobar.
Mar 2, 2022 · The real-life ‘Narcos’ agents on the hunt for drug lord Pablo Escobar, the Netflix series and Chicago’s place in drug trafficking But Peña acknowledges unwittingly working with a death ...
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Sep 16, 2015 · Obviously, a ton of research, reading, and interviewing went into Narcos, but accuracy is also maintained with the help of real life retired DEA agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy (Yep, they are ...
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- Pablo's Prison Walkout. "Let me break it down for you: 4,000 soldiers, a 250-man team of Colombia's elite forces, tens of thousands of rounds fired, seven dogs and four f—ing helicopters.
- Murphy's Personal Life. In the beginning of season two, Connie Murphy (played by Joanna Christie) left Steve Murphy behind in Colombia. Fed up with the danger, she took the pair's adopted daughter and abruptly flew back to the United States.
- The Corruption. As the season progresses, more than one of the "good guys" reveal themselves to be in cahoots with Los Pepes, the death squad led by right-wing vigilantes the Castano brothers.
- Pablo the Family Man. The first season spanned more than a decade as it detailed the rise of Escobar, but the second focused on the 18 months between his escape from La Catedral prison and his eventual death.
Sep 24, 2016 · Javier Pena was a real life DEA agent. In the show AND IRL. Javier Pena started his career in the DEA in Austin, in Texas at a time when, as he says, four ounces of cocaine was like 'wow'. Once he got to Colombia in 1988, things changed quite a bit. According to this interview with the WSJ, he says the Medellin Cartel were transporting five to ...
Drug Enforcement Administration. Service years. 1975–2014. Status. Retired. Javier F. Peña (born 1958) is an American former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who investigated Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel. [1] [2] Peña worked as a consultant on the Netflix series Narcos. [3]
