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Pablo's Downfall Was A Euphoric Yet Bittersweet Moment
Play Real Narcos Pablo Escobar Part 5: The Final Battle
The King of Cocaine met a grisly end on the rooftops of his hometown, Medellin.
“I went out in the hallway and as loud as I could I screamed, ‘Pablo’s dead’, you know, ‘Pablo is finally dead’. I was ecstatic. Then I ran up the stairs to the Ambassador’s office… I said, ‘Mr Ambassador, Escobar’s dead’… I’ve been here for almost seven, no six, years at the time and it finally happened.”
Joe Tuft - DEA Agent
The elite Colombian police unit, the Bloque de Busqueda – or ‘Search Bloc’ – were in hot pursuit of Pablo Escobar, backed up by their American allies in the DEA.
The commander of Search Bloc – Colonel Hugo Martinez – had given the job of tracing Escobar’s calls to the one man he knew he could trust absolutely: his own son.
Finally, the younger Martinez was able to track the drug baron’s calls to a quiet residential street in the suburban neighbourhood of Los Olivos. Posted outside, suddenly Martinez saw a figure at a second storey window. Every officer in Colombian law enforcement and every DEA agent knew that face…
Listen to the podcast below to hear the story of Escobar’s final moments according to the agents tasked with bringing him down.