The Downfall Of Pablo Escobar: Real Life Narcos Part 2

The FOX True Crime Podcast w/ Emily Compagno

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True Crime

4.8 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2023

⏱️ 45 minutes

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During his reign of terror, Pablo Escobar was feared not only by Colombians but by people across the world. The lives of police, politicians, journalists, rival gangs, and innocent civilians were lost during his notorious acts of violence at the height of his cocaine smuggling career. Former DEA Special Agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy were tasked with the impossible mission of taking down Escobar and his deadly cartel. In part two of this story, the duo details the capture and final moments of the notorious drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Steve Murphy was the recipient of numerous awards and honors throughout his law enforcement career, including the “DEA Special Agent of the Year Award,” the “DEA Administrator’s Group Achievement Award,” the “Director’s Award” from DOJ’s OCDETF Program, the “Distinguished Service Cross” from the Republic of Colombia (first time presented to a non-Colombian official), and the “International Award of Honor” from the International Narcotic Enforcement Officers Association. For his efforts, Javier Peña received Colombia’s highest award given to someone, not a Colombian citizen, as well as commendation awards from the DEA and the international community. Additionally, the U.S. Government honored Javier in 2010 with the Presidential Rank Award in 2010, awarded to exceptional career Senior Executive Service (SES) members and Senior Career Employees. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.2	I'm Emily Campano, and this is the Fox True Crime Podcast. Earlier Earlier this week, I spoke with Javier Peña and Steve Murphy, two DEA special agents tasked with a mission of taking down infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar and his deadly Medellin cartel.
1:09.0	During our last episode, Javier and Steve shared how
1:12.1	the Drug Enforcement Administration partnered with the Colombian National Police to track
1:16.3	down Escobar. Javier Pena was awarded Colombia's highest award given to a non-citizen for
1:23.5	his investigation into Escobar, as well as other awards from the DEA and international communities.
1:29.6	After his work in Colombia, Javier would later be promoted to the Senior Executive Service
1:34.2	and served as the Special Agent in Charge of three major divisions, delivering leadership
1:39.4	and guidance on other organized crime operations. In 2010, the U.S. government honored him with the Presidential RANK Award for his notable career in the Senior Executive Service.
1:51.0	Steve Murphy's career with the DEA began after his work as a police officer in West Virginia.
1:56.0	With the DEA, Steve worked in various locations such as Miami, Florida, Greensboro, North Carolina,
2:03.4	Atlanta, Georgia, and Bogota, Columbia.
2:06.2	During his career, Steve was promoted to senior executive service ranks and later served
2:11.1	as special agent-in-charge director at the Department of Justice's Organized Crime Drug
2:16.0	Enforcement Task Force Fusion Center until his retirement in 2013.
2:20.4	For his illustrious career, Steve has been awarded many honors, including the DEA Special Agent of the Year Award,
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