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Manhunters How We Took Down Pablo Escobar

Steve Murphy

For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s brutal Medellín Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North...

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The Dan Bongino Show

The podcast host mentioned reading this book and it inspired him to want to become an FBI agent. He later stated he would no longer speak to an FBI agent if they came to his house.

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I read that book manhunter. I wanted so bad to be an fbi agent

— Episode: Biden Gets Wrecked By The Facts (Ep 1860...

Episode: Biden Gets Wrecked By The Facts (Ep 1860)

The podcast host mentioned reading this book and it inspired him to want to become an FBI agent. He later stated he would no longer speak to an FBI agent if they came to his house.

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I read that book manhunter. I wanted so bad to be an fbi agent

The Jordan Harbinger Show

It was discussed and recommended for its detailed account of the DEA agents' experiences in taking down Pablo Escobar. The book's contents were referenced throughout the conversation.

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If you didn't know that, well, you're in for a treat because these guys are the real deal.

— Episode: 453: Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taki...

Episode: 453: Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taking Down Pa...

It was discussed and recommended for its detailed account of the DEA agents' experiences in taking down Pablo Escobar. The book's contents were referenced throughout the conversation.

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If you didn't know that, well, you're in for a treat because these guys are the real deal.

And the reason you may have heard their names is because of Narcos on Netflix. So these are the real guys behind the guys. These are the real agents that that story is about.

The whole thing is outlined in our book man hunters but the reason I mentioned that is because we had a ghostwriter is a bell Vincent who wrote our book for us we told her all the stories and everything but she's an excellent researcher so she documents in the book where she went back and found the media articles in Cuba where when all this came out depressed Fidel Castro blamed that on a couple of army generals one of his name the leader was a guy named Mochoa believe it or not and they put him in front of a death squad shot him but there's no doubt anybody's mind you know those guys were allowing their airstrips to be used their military base airstrips to be used as a transship my point for cocaine

The book alternates between your two stories so you know I'm a little fuzzy on what crazy things happened to which one of you so you might have straight me out here but there was one of you is with I think was it your wife you were with and you got trapped by a car and this is right afterwards right after Kiki and so it's like what's gonna happen which one of you was that

Big thank you to Steve Murphy and Haviha Pena that book title is manhunters of course the series is Narcos go check that out in the book is really good as well links to everything will be in the website in the show notes please do use our website links if you buy the books it does help support the show

Episode: 453: Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taking Down Pa...

It was mentioned as the book written by Javier Pena and Steve Murphy, detailing their experiences in taking down Pablo Escobar, providing the basis for the Netflix series 'Narcos'. It was mentioned that a ghostwriter, Nell Vincent, helped with its creation.

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The whole thing is outlined in our book man hunters but the reason I mentioned that is because we had a ghostwriter is a bell Vincent who wrote our book for us we told her all the stories and everything but she's an excellent researcher so she documents in the book where she went back and found the media articles in Cuba where when all this came out depressed Fidel Castro blamed that on a couple of army generals one of his name the leader was a guy named Mochoa believe it or not and they put him in front of a death squad shot him but there's no doubt anybody's mind you know those guys were allowing their airstrips to be used their military base airstrips to be used as a transship my point for cocaine

If you want to find out more about us go to our website www.deanarkas.com we're hoping next year to compete with you in the podcasting markets so we've got a surprise coming after the first of the year

that book title is manhunters of course the series is Narcos go check that out in the book is really good as well

please do use our website links if you buy the books it does help support the show

Episode: 453: Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taking Down Pa...

It was mentioned as the book where Steve and Javier detailed their experiences taking down Pablo Escobar, including the threats against their lives and the corruption they encountered.

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If you didn't know that, well, you're in for a treat because these guys are the real deal.

They're hopefully end the rest of our lockdown here with a good old Netflix binge.

The reason I mentioned that is because we had a ghostwriter is a bell Vincent who wrote our book for us we told her all the stories and everything but she's an excellent researcher so she documents in the book where she went back and found the media articles in Cuba where when all this came out depressed Fidel Castro blamed that on a couple of army generals one of his name the leader was a guy named Mochoa believe it or not and they put him in front of a death squad shot him.

The book title is manhunters of course the series is Narcos go check that out in the book is really good as well.

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