The “Bloque de búsqueda” created to catch Escobar discovers where he is hiding and on December 2, 1993, the capo makes a phone call to his son that lasts just a little longer than it should have. As police close in, a shoot-out ensues, and the world's most famous drug lord is finally taken down.
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Sep 2022
5. The good, the bad and the ugliest
Pablo Escobar is on the run and the Colombian government along with the military, the DEA and the CIA are in pursuit. Meanwhile, rumors of how the kingpin escaped were running wild. The rumors weren’t Escobar’s biggest problem though. As the government became more desperate to ca ... Show More
17m 36s
Jul 2024
El Chapo's Sons Built a Fentanyl Empire: Los Chapitos
With El Chapo locked up in a supermax prison and never going home, there's been a battle to maintain the power of his feared Sinaloa cartel. Many thought his sons, groomed to take his place, would falter. Seen mostly as spoiled rich kid "narco juniors" who possessed neither the i ... Show More
53m 56s
Oct 2024
The Cartel That Went to War w/Pablo Escobar: The Gentlemen of Cali
As Colombia's cocaine industry exploded in the 1980's, Pablo Escobar's Medellin cartel became the dominant player, capturing headlines across the world. But there was a second cartel rising up, one that operated more in the shadows and would soon grow more powerful - and more pro ... Show More
1h 2m
Dec 2024
The Nazi Fugitive Who Created The Modern Cocaine Cartel & Befriended Escobar
When Klaus Barbie, the “Butcher of Lyon”, escaped Europe at the end of the war and fled to Latin America, he didn’t follow his fellow Nazis into hiding. In fact, Barbie remained on the books of western spy agencies, including the CIA, and reaped enormous wealth, power, and protec ... Show More
56m 6s