🎧 Hunting Pablo Escobar
🎧 Dan Snow's History Hit
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29m
By the early 1990s, the Colombian city of MedellÃn was at the centre of the world's largest drug empire. The fearsome MedellÃn Cartel, led by the notorious drug lord and narcoterrorist Pablo Escobar, brought murder and mayhem to the city and the world for nearly two decades.
In this episode, Dan is joined by the men portrayed in the critically acclaimed series Narcos, ex-DEA agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy. They tell us the true story behind the rise and fall of the infamous Pablo Escobar.
Produced by Freddy Chick and James Hickmann, and edited by Dougal Patmore.
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