{"product_id":"book-d350","title":"Manhunters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in \u003ci\u003eManhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar\u003c\/i\u003e—the subject of the hit Netflix series, \u003ci\u003eNarcos\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eColombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s brutal Medellín Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and Europe in the 1980s and ’90s. The nation became a warzone as his \u003ci\u003esicarios\u003c\/i\u003e mercilessly murdered thousands of people—competitors, police, and civilians—to ensure he remained Colombia’s reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Pablo Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen, and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centers. He was nearly untouchable despite the efforts of the Colombian National Police to bring him to justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Escobar was also one of America’s most wanted, and the Drug Enforcement Administration was determined to see him pay for his crimes. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña were assigned to the \u003ci\u003eBloque de Búsqueda\u003c\/i\u003e, the joint Colombian-U.S. taskforce created to end Escobar’s reign of terror. For eighteen months, between July 1992 and December 1993, Steve and Javier lived and worked beside Colombian authorities, finding themselves in the crosshairs of \u003ci\u003esicarios\u003c\/i\u003e targeting them for the $300,000 bounty Escobar placed on each of their heads.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUndeterred, they risked the dangers, relentlessly and ruthlessly separating the drug lord from his resources and allies, and tearing apart his empire, leaving him underground and on the run from enemies on both sides of the law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManhunters \u003c\/i\u003epresents Steve and Javier’s history in law enforcement from their rigorous physical training and their early DEA assignments in Miami and Austin to the Escobar mission in Medellin, Colombia—living far from home and serving as frontline soldiers in the never ending war on drugs that continues to devastate America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Manhunters:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steve and Javier's experience on the front lines of the war on drugs over the last thirty years made them an invaluable source of information for us. Their contacts, both foreign and domestic, allowed us to put together a narrative of one of the most complex, poorly reported, and misunderstood chapters in our recent past.\"—Eric Newman, Executive Producer, \u003ci\u003eNarcos\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eManhunters\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives, along with their families lives, on the line to fight the war on drugs in the US and Colombia. A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation.\"—Joe Pistone, former FBI Special Agent, aka Donnie Brasco, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49375391252784,"sku":"BDd350","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49375391285552,"sku":"40d350","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/186224-d350-Square.jpg?v=1734837211","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d350","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}