", As for the photographs in which he and other members of the Colombian police are smiling while posing with Escobar's dead body, Murphy says,"The reason I was smiling is because we knew, effective that moment, every citizen in Colombia was safer simply because one man died. WebOne mystery that still remains is the murder of the sicario Navegante (Juan Sebastian Calero) on Narcos. The bottom line: Gallardo went way too far by targeting Camarena. "Miguel Rodriguez ended up getting arrested in August of 1995 just six weeks later, so we were only talking and working with Jorge for the two months. Ambassador Michael They made startling revelations concerning DEA agents in Bogot, Kent writes. 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. Was he really abducted? "The Cali cartel had that vision that 'sooner or later, this corridor is going to get hot and we might need to shift focus.' They did, however, confirm when they left Colombia: After vacationing with his wife, the Murphys moved back to the United States in June 1994. The real Steve Murphy and Javier Pena discuss what is true and what is fiction, and shed insight on Season 3. While Pena was her DEA contact on the show, Feistl said he never had dealings with Christina and has "no idea" about what he involvement was after Franklin's death or her status now. Kuykendall is quoted in the book Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs, and the Press by Alexander Cockburn. One mystery that still remains is the murder of the sicario Navegante(Juan Sebastian Calero) on Narcos. How much of 'Narcos' Season 2 really happened? JESUS ABAD-EL COLOMBIANO/AFP/Getty Images. He did so by making a videotape of a conversation he then had with a member of the FARC in jail in which they discussed their desire for him to provide them with communications equipment. The implosion of Guadalajara led to the rise of the Sinaloa cartel, led by Joaquin El Chapo Guzman, who is now in U.S. custody. "He said, 'Im not going anywhere. They adopted their second daughter in May before they returned. He was sentenced to five years in his custom-built prison, which was a resort. When Pachoeventually surrendered in 1997, that's when Feistlleft Colombia. WebThe DEA Agent Has A Compelling Real Life Story Entertainment Agent Pea Is Just Like His 'Narcos' Character IRL by Caroline Gerdes Sep. 16, 2015 While watching the newest When Netflix began filming a series based on Escobars life, they reached out to Agents Pea and Murphy to serve as consultants. We sell bronze life-size busts of Kiki that are unveiled in schools and libraries throughout the country, not just in San Diego. Camarena held other positions in law enforcement before joining the DEA. Getty ImagesActor Pedro Pascal (left), who portrays Javier Pea (right) in the Netflix hit Narcos. But Escobar found his true calling in contraband. They were more sophisticated and very different cartels. Within a few short years, the Medelln Cartel that Escobar established was pulling in millions every day. The Netflix series Narcos: Mexico centers around a Mexican drug cartels murder and torture of Kiki Camarena, a federal narcotics agent for the United States. As of now, Feistl says he has not yet had any talks about working with Narcos for season four, but that it would "make sense" for them to go to Mexico. DEA Pena was called away for a daylong assignment, but Murphy was on the scene the day they caught Escobar. WebMurder of DEA agent Enrique Camarena was dark moment in 1980s drug war Killed by a cartel. They were able to provide me with some of the highlights, but certainly not all of the information that is sitting at OPR and OIG. (Kent wrote his memo in late 2004 only after he became aware of the alleged corruption and then had exhausted other internal channels within DOJ for addressing the problems.). Un exagente de la Agencia Antidrogas de Estados Unidos (DEA) expuso este mircoles en el Congreso de EE.UU. "What matters is that he was killed," he says. In the beginning of season two, Connie Murphy (played by Joanna Christie) left Steve Murphy behind in Colombia. (You can see photos of the real people behind the Narcos: Mexico characters here.) November 16, only on Netflix. The informants were imprisoned for nine months while the accusations flew back and forth. Whats the true story? "But we felt that he was still in Medellin or in the immediate area. Oftentimes, the people Pea worked with funneled information directly to Escobar. "Each one of them brought something to the table, which was pretty distinctive," he says. ", How Feistlhooked up with Salcedo was a focal point in his conversations with the Narcos team, along with what they did when they got to Colombia, details of their first trip to Cali to interact with the Colombian national police and military, and how operations and surveillance unfolded. Well just send everything that we have through Mexico.' Now retired, he ended his career in Phoenix working on cases impacting Mexico, Arizona and the southwest border that were aligned or affiliated with the Sinaloa cartel. The agents who reported the allegations (of corruption) did so to correct wrongs committed by other members of the DEA and OPR, Kent states in the memorandum. Furthermore, being in prison gave Escobar protection from his enemies and allowed him to avoid a much-feared extradition to the U.S. The Florida agents kept trying to revive the investigation, but Bogot agents continued to thwart it one way or another. The Reagan Administration predictably freaked out and exercised its power. Though Steve Murphy was there, Javier Pea was actually not on the scene. Netflixs hit series Narcos started out by following the story of infamous drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Among other things, it was alleged that the informant (the narco-trafficker) had several agents on his payroll who provided him with classified information. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Once it was determined that the agents in Bogot were lying, the informants were released. (Netflix confirmed the return of Pascal as Pena, while Holbrook's Murphy remainsup in the air. Nevertheless, Javier Peas role in taking down perhaps the most infamous drug lord in history was nothing short of essential. Law enforcement sources tell Narco News that a number of other high-level officials within Justice and the DEA soon received copies of the same memo. It wasnt going after dope, it wasnt going after money. Since that day, theories have proliferated as to who fired the fatal shot; Newman has shot down every single one, including Juan Pablo's claim that his father turned his gun on himself. "Basically, our work here was done and it was time to go.". The following is from a 2004 report prepared for Congress by the Congressional Research Service: Kent contends, in the memorandum, that during the wiretap, the corrupt Bogot DEA agent discusses his involvement in laundering money for the AUC. But despite being caught on tape admitting to helping the most murderous political force in the hemisphere today to launder the money from their extensive drug trafficking operations, the agent faced no punishment. In other words, someone outed the Florida groups informant, making him into a target for many dangerous people including the FARC guerrillas, and the tool used to expose him was proprietary DEA information that appeared to have come out of the Bogot DEA office. He is telling the story of his father,DEA agent Enrique Camarena and story of #RedRibbonWeek #inspiringyoungminds Thanks for your fathers and your service to our communities .#msasdonaroll pic.twitter.com/2rAEDOOVgM, Principal Serce (@mr_serce) October 23, 2018, He told NBC San Diego of his dad, You know, I think about him every day. "In real life, David was well-educated and smart, but he was put in a tough position and he tried to takeover and run as best he could," he says. Colombian police and military forces storm the rooftop where drug lord Pablo Escobar was shot dead just moments earlier during an exchange of gunfire between security forces and Escobar and his bodyguard. Michael Pea plays DEA Agent Enrique Kiki Camarena in Season 1 of Narcos: Mexico. The season two finale set up a return for Pena, even though both of the real agents indicated they weren't involved in the real hunt for Cali. To assist in producing the exhibition, the Mob Museum enlisted former DEA agents whose work in Colombia and Mexico in the 1980s and 1990s is dramatized in the Narcos series. At one point he even tells his wife, "He has to know my name!" Of Juan Pablo's theory that the shot was self-inflicted with Escobar's semiautomatic pistol, which was found next to his body, Murphy explains:"I saw Pablo up close and I have photographs of him. I dont believe what he says, so I dont know if its true or not. Cali opened the door and the North Valley kind of kicked it through. WebJavier Pea is a former DEA agent whose story formed part of the framework for the Netflix series Narcos. "Both those guys said I would be a good resource to speak to, and also because of William Rempels book At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down Cali." Kiki Camarena, the DEA agent that Dr. Delgado is accused of helping torture in Narcos Mexico Season 2. "One of the main things, going back to Pablo, was that a lot of that cocaine traffic was going up that Caribbean corridor into Florida," explains Feistl. But the DEA had nothing to do with killing Yusti. After the death of money launderer Franklin Jurado (Miguel Angel Silvestre), viewers never see what happens to his widow, Christina (Kerry Bishe). "We were always firm believers that the way you catch these kingpins is through human assets and sources. His misrepresentations were backed by another agent in Bogot, Kent states. ", Pena calls it ironic that he wasn't in Medellin the day they caught Escobar, but says it doesn't matter because justice was served. And it was during the time where there was a lot of killings, the assassinations of cops, the car bombs. However, he would make a fatal mistake, and season 2 deals with the aftermath of it: The murder of Camarena, and how the DEA responded to it. Check out our most popular TV PLAYLISTS: LATEST TV SHOW TRAILERS: goo.gl/rvKCPb SUPERHERO/COMIC BOOK TV TRAILERS: goo.gl/r8eLH6 NETFLIX TV TRAILERS: goo.gl/dbO463 HBO. "Theres some artistic licenses, but the timeline is accurate.". In real life, his name was Cesar Yusti. During that 18 month period, there were 143 Colombian National Police Officers killed as a direct result of the manhunt for Escobar. In Narcos: Mexico, Mika Camarena is depicted as a loyal and loving wife to DEA agent Kiki Camarena. As a result, the Florida agents decided to have the informants come to the United States with a sample of the acrylic, so they could walk DEAs chemists through the extraction process. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. "Because of who his father was, he was able to act or get away with certain things. "I was able to get a phone number for Jorge and I called him one day and I basically said, 'Hey, I understand you might want to do the right thing and cooperate with us.' During the failed attempt, when Miguel was breathing through an oxygen tank behind one of the bathroom walls and got nicked with a driller, Fesitl says they were thisclose to capturing the boss. "That really opened our eyes to the corruption that we were dealing with there.". More From Oprah Daily The next installment of Narcos: Mexico picks up in 1985, after Camarena's death has changed everything for the DEA agents in Mexico, for the Guadalajara Cartel, and for the show itself. Narcos has moved on from its original setting of Colombia from the late 70s through to the early 90s and instead will focus on the rise of the cocaine cartels in Mexico from the mid-80s. "We tend to say he was a Robin Hood guy because he took some of his ill-gotten gain and helped the poor, but thats all fantasy," he says.

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