This is what made the eventual war between them so brutal, as they knew exactly where to strike to inflict maximum damage. In 1990, President Vargas and M19's leadership signed a deal to hand over the group's weapons. While it's understandable Netflix would prefer to focus on the dramatic, sexy world of drug lords instead of the dramatic, sexy world of revolutionary Marxism, their depiction of FARC softens the group's image. During a DEA raid in 2007, agents forced their way into a mobile home in California, allegedly shouting obscenities and pointing their guns at the heads of the 11- and 14-year-old girls asleep in the home. Cannabis, Coca, and Poppy: Natures Addictive Plants. But there is one area where TV Pablo is shown to have something like morals: his family. ", Of course, there's an open question as to how much of a willing accomplice the real Tata (Maria Victoria Henao) can be called, given that whole "married to Escobar aged only 15" thing. The truth is that almost nothing is known about Escobar's last days on the run. Data and Statistics | DEA.gov By JACK ANDERSON and. The average salary for a DEA Agent is $65,634. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Indeed, Villareal's case is an extreme example of what has become a trend of concerning incidents. Cali, by contrast, is coke done NYC business style, with Pacho just as likely to take you golfing as he is to massacre your family. An official website of the United States government. The US State Department once called Fidel Castao "more ferocious than Escobar.". To their credit, these actors mostly attempted local accents. US reexamines murder of federal agent featured in 'Narcos' Federal. We understand the opportunity to grow engagement with new audiences of all ages and through new partnerships with Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, along with our podcasts and on-demand SVOD services, we ensure our programming and unique stories reach audiences across the full demographic spectrum. Sometimes, life is stranger than fiction. Earlier this year, the Drug Policy Alliance, an advocacy group dedicated to drug law reform, issued a report showing how the DEA has systematically rejected scientific evidence in order to maintain current prohibitive drug scheduling laws. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Copyright 2021. In an interview with Hollywood Reporter, the real Steve Murphy explained Connie had stayed in Colombia the entire time. As you can probably guess, this is the exact opposite of what really happened. Open Tuesday - Saturday Hollywood Reporter quotes her as saying of Escobar-era Colombia, "I would have never left my husband there!". DEA Special Agent Mike Garbo in an undated photo. Manuel Castells went into some depth in his book End of the Millennium. He was 36 years of age at the time of his death. Pablo Escobar went down in a hail of bullets on December 2, 1993. But while in Narcos, the accusation is enough to make Escobar leave, in real life, he tried to turn the tables by accusing Bonilla of being a client of (irony alert) Colombia's cartels.