Introducing: Real Narcos

Introducing: Real Narcos

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Pablo Escobar Part 1: Baptism of Fire

In the 1980s, a new generation of American special agents lands in Colombia, tasked with capturing the most infamous cocaine trafficker on the planet: Pablo Escobar. We’re embedded with the DEA as they track down a man who blows up commercial airplanes, bombs civilians and murder ...  Show more

Pablo Escobar Part 2: Making a Narco-Terrorist

We pull back the curtain on Escobar’s empire and follow his rise to power – from the rough streets of Medellin to the forefront of the international drugs trade. Journalist Simon Strong goes in search of Pablo’s father. Agent Kane uncovers a plan to kidnap the children of DEA age ...  Show more

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