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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 - Kenās flight with Pablo Escobarās family
8:11 - Netflix Show āNarcosā & its connection to Ken
12:18 - Kenās childhood in Michigan
22:31 - Kenās earliest days as a cop pre-DEA
31:08 - Kenās personal experiences with drāgs in his family
37:40 - Drāg Legal1zation Convo
45:42 - The failure of the war on drugs
54:44 - Empathy for worst criminals
57:33 - Julian tells story of 2 friends who went very different directions; Crime & violence
1:09:15 - Who Pablo Escobar was
1:15:05 - Ken explains why Pablo Escobarās sonās book is awesome; Escobarās interesting traits
1:21:47 - Cali Cartelās deal w/ Escobarās wife
1:24:21 - Kenās early case work in the DEA
1:30:48 - Ken starts DEA SWAT Team
1:36:55 - The Colombian Runway Sting
1:45:21 - Operation Dustbuster & Operation Backlash in Colombia
1:51:46 - Ken gets reassigned to Pablo Escobar team
2:00:24 - The suitcase smuggling operation
2:06:46 - Breaking down The Escobar team
2:12:54 - How to maintain cover in Colombia & South America
2:22:57 - Threats to US Agentsā 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)
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