The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. ), Connie's departure, however, worked well for the drama. A separate DEA group, also based in Florida, ran into trouble with the same DEA office in Bogot while investigating another Colombian narco-trafficking operation. On the series, Gilberto agrees, as long as she hands over all of her assets. As a result, Feistl, who is now retired, returned to Cali to meet up with the Narcos team for several days to show them the ropes. Two guys on a motorcycle, thats the way they killed a lot of people.. It was his end, and his new cartels end, and it was El Chapos beginning (the eventual drug lord is first seen in the beginning of Narcos: Mexico in all his humble beginnings as a driver for a Sinaloan drug lord). Though Murphy says he has no respect for Juan Pablo ("Hes trying to save face for his family and create a better legacy than his father left behind"), he admits that his side of what the family had faced after Pablo's death was interesting. Eventually, they did and used him as an asset andPallomari, too, is now in U.S. witness protection. The real DEA agents behind 'Narcos' - Guide 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. Moreover, cops like Pea felt unsatisfied by the fact that Escobar was now in prison after having surrendered on his own terms. Kent details three further cases of extreme corruption in his memo, all involving Bogot DEA agents persecuting or conspiring to kill Colombian informants who threatened to bring down their activities. Specifically, they alleged that the agents provided them with information on investigations and other law enforcement activities in Colombia.. Indirectly, they (the CIA) have got to take some of the blame. He alleged the CIA protected the DFS for decades, and stated, The DFS just got out of hand., Kiki Camarena Death: The Real Story of the DEA Agents Murder, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. "We dont binge-watch TV, but we binge-watched season two," Murphy told The Hollywood Reporter about blowing through the second season of the cartel drama with his wife in two days. But Newman has not confirmed if he's ready to head straight there just yet. You have to understand, the search for Escobar was purely revenge. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Cast: What Narcos Characters Look He was about to expose the operation when he was kidnapped on February 7 while he went to have lunch with his wife, Mika. When he surrendered it was just deflatingbecause of all the cops he had killed. Informants working for the Florida agents sent samples of the cocaine-laced acrylic to the DEA, but the agencys chemists couldnt figure out how to extract the cocaine. Eventually, the pressure on Escobar from authorities grew so great that he actually decided to surrender, but on a condition: He should get to build his own prison. ), The information in that document is also corroborated by a number of other sources that spoke directly to Narco News, including former government officials who are familiar with the DEAs Bogot operations. Specifically, the narcotics traffickers in Colombia were infusing acrylic with cocaine and shaping it into any number of commercial goods, Kent states. In it, Kent raised a series of corruption allegations centering on the DEAs office in Bogot. WebA location manager was shot and killed when scouting locations in the north of Mexico city for this last season 4. During Gilberto's capture, the godfather was actually hiding in a caleta in a bookcase in the wall, not under the bathtub as shown in Narcos. Pena was called away for a daylong assignment, but Murphy was on the scene the day they caught Escobar. ", Pena adds of Escobar's final days: "He was running out of money and he was running out of time. Within a few short years, the Medelln Cartel that Escobar established was pulling in millions every day. He deserves a lot of credit for that. The book alleges that DEA officers investigating Camarenas death knew that the drug agents murder was a joint operation between the drug cartel and the DFS, an agency with intimate ties to the CIA., Kuykendall said, The CIA didnt give a damn about anything but Cuba and the Soiets. WebIn the first season, ambitious DEA agent Kiki Camarena was killed for coming in too hard on the cartels. His standing offer was plata o plomo, which means, silver or lead. You could take Escobars money and work for him, or you could choose to stand up to him and die. "[My partner] and I were looking for a way into the cartel and Jorge was looking for a way out of the cartel. Camarena received many awards and is considered an American hero. While the agents recounted all the details of the hunt to the writers of the show, they understood that the show would take creative liberties with it. DEA agent killed in Colombia | CNN I explained that anything with addresses, phone numbers, bank accounts, any links to different countries or in the United States were all useful.". But that was probably the most interesting thing of that book. There were no stipulations that he had to turn over any of his assets: He could have walked away a free man and never have had to work again. "Javier and I were manning the 1-800 number but people would call in with all kinds of tips because there was a $500 reward on the table," he says. This was obviously a big mistake on the part of the drug traffickers. It is only a matter of time before this thing explodes. When we got together, it made the perfect storm," he says. "If you do that, you deny the human side of these guys, which is what allows them to happen.". Escobar shot at the police, they returned fire, and Escobar was killed. "There were people we worked with in Cali that were part of the police that we knew were corrupt and proved it," says Feistl of how they kept information close to the chest. Though Feistl says the reaction in Colombia was mixed, the exposure shifted the tides. The real Chris Feistl discusses what is true and what is fiction, and sheds insight on Season 4. Narcos recap: Descenso ", So when Salcedo's friend was arrested in Operation Cornerstone (mentioned on the show), Feistl says they had a mutual friend to link them up. he says. US reexamines murder of federal agent featured in A document obtained recently by Narco News makes those questions more than hypothetical queries. 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. ", "We went from Pinzon, who was basically an obstacle for us, toMartinez. Having been failed by so many before and facing tremendous risks to their careers and their safety and the safety of their families, they were understandably hesitant to reveal the information I requested, including the names of those directly involved in criminal activity in Bogot and the United States. Javier Pea: The DEA Agent Who Hunted Down Pablo Escobar. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. She is pregnant throughout part of the show and living with him in Mexico with their family while his job increases in danger. Narcos Kiki Camarena Death: The Real Story of the DEA Most of the major events in the show are accurate, although the writers changed some of the timelines. Powered by. One week after submitting the (information) to OPR, the money laundering investigation was shut down.. "We had always heard that Tata sent Juan Pablo to Cali to talk to the Rodriguez brothers and say, 'Hey, its over, were sorry, can we live here without fear?'" 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. The real-life faces of 'Narcos ", Pena adds to THR, "The intrigue, the suspense it's really well done. "He said, 'Im not going anywhere. Thats when we went to look for the hammers because once we were able to hit the air space, we knew there was unaccounted for space behind that wall.". 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She took full advantage of her husbands business, his station in life and certainly all the assets and benefits that having that much money brings. A look at the nature of the alleged corruption may give us some clues. During his final tour from 2004 to 2010, he worked on finalizing the dismantling of North Valley, as well as the a right-wing paramilitary group. There were ten to fifteen car bombs on a daily basis, Pea later said. I believe, based on their representations, that that new evidence alone would put the corrupt agents in prison. While this investigation eventually ended up in the hands of the National Security Agency, from the beginning it appeared to be related to drug trafficking and the Florida DEA agents decided to investigate. Obviously, that list is very, very short. He has been transferred to Nashville, according to sources familiar with the memorandum.