Pablo Escobar: Inside My 1,782 Day Manhunt To Take Him Down
Ken Magee
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(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Ken Magee is a former DEA Agent and Author. From 1989 to 1996, he was stationed in Colombia as one of the lead US agents on the Medellin and Cali Cartel cases. His tenure in the country was the longest of any DEA Agent in history.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Ken’s flight with Pablo Escobar’s family
7:32 - Netflix Show “Narcos” & its connection to Ken
11:39 - Ken’s childhood in Michigan
21:52 - Ken’s earliest days as a cop pre-DEA
30:37 - Ken’s personal experiences with dr–gs in his family
37:01 - Dr–g Legal1zation Convo
45:03 - The failure of the war on drugs
54:15 - Empathy for worst criminals
56:54 - Julian tells story of 2 friends who went very different directions; Crime & violence
1:08:36 - Who Pablo Escobar was
1:14:26 - Ken explains why Pablo Escobar’s son’s book is awesome; Escobar’s interesting traits
1:21:08 - Cali Cartel’s deal w/ Escobar’s wife
1:23:42 - Ken’s early case work in the DEA
1:30:09 - Ken starts DEA SWAT Team
1:36:16 - The Colombian Runway Sting
1:44:42 - Operation Dustbuster & Operation Backlash in Colombia
1:51:07 - Ken gets reassigned to Pablo Escobar team
1:59:45 - The suitcase smuggling operation
2:06:07 - Breaking down The Escobar team
2:12:15 - How to maintain cover in Colombia & South America
2:22:18 - Threats to US Agents’ lives in Colombia
Intro Credits:
Narcos (Netflix)
Miami Vice (2006)
Drive (2011)
American Made (2017)
Band of Brothers (HBO)
Sicario (2015)
Sicario: Day of Soldado (2018)
Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 140 - Ken Magee
Music via Artlist.io
Chapters
Timestamps seek the player Chapters.
- 0:00 Ken’s flight with Pablo Escobar’s family
- 7:32 Netflix Show “Narcos” & its connection to Ken
- 11:39 Ken’s childhood in Michigan
- 21:52 Ken’s earliest days as a cop pre-DEA
- 30:37 Ken’s personal experiences with dr–gs in his family
- 37:01 Dr–g Legal1zation Convo
- 45:03 The failure of the war on drugs
- 54:15 Empathy for worst criminals
- 56:54 Julian tells story of 2 friends who went very different directions; Crime & violence
- 1:08:36 Who Pablo Escobar was
- 1:14:26 Ken explains why Pablo Escobar’s son’s book is awesome; Escobar’s interesting traits
- 1:21:08 Cali Cartel’s deal w/ Escobar’s wife
- 1:23:42 Ken’s early case work in the DEA
- 1:30:09 Ken starts DEA SWAT Team
- 1:36:16 The Colombian Runway Sting
- 1:44:42 Operation Dustbuster & Operation Backlash in Colombia
- 1:51:07 Ken gets reassigned to Pablo Escobar team
- 1:59:45 The suitcase smuggling operation
- 2:06:07 Breaking down The Escobar team
- 2:12:15 How to maintain cover in Colombia & South America
- 2:22:18 Threats to US Agents’ lives in Colombia
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