How do you carry on an effective investigation in a country where people are willing to kill and die for the person you’re trying to catch and chances are good the local law enforcement you rely on to have your back is directly reporting to that person? Former DEA agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy know all too well, as outlined in their book Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar and dramatized on the first two seasons of Netflix series Narcos. In this episode, we’ll discuss what it was like to chase the slippery drug kingpin responsible for thousands of deaths yet hailed as some kind of folk hero among many in the late ’80s and early ’90s before finally ending his reign on a bloody Medellín rooftop with hefty credit to the loyal National Police of Colombia. Listen, learn, and enjoy! ✍️ Full show notes for this episode: https://jordanharbinger.com/453 What We Discuss with Javier Peña and Steve Murphy: 🚨 How do you conduct an effective investigation against a murderous yet charismatic criminal on their home turf with a $300,000 bounty on your head? 🚨 Why was there such friction between the DEA and the CIA during the Pablo Escobar investigation? 🚨 Why do countries like Mexico and Colombia resist extradition to the United States when we catch a big fish drug trafficker? 🚨 Have Javier and Steve been back to Colombia since bringing down Pablo Escobar, or do they still have to fear for their lives there? 🚨 Do Javier and Steve see the permanent dismantling of drug cartels as a possibility, or are they too entrenched in the infrastructure of the countries where they thrive? 🚨 And much more… 📖 Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar now available here: https://geni.us/B9TX Never miss a single incredible insight! Subscribe to The Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://www.youtube.com/THEJORDANHARBINGERSHOW?sub_confirmation=1 Want to watch more in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most amazing and successful people? Find full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbAQB8BYtM&list=PLxuPu-uyanrrBgAl5-76enemxVsxFjnEQ&index=1 Welcome to The Jordan Harbinger Show, a video podcast where each week you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest performers and incredible personalities. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/about