How Did You Become a Case Agent in Columbia?

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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

8:11 - Netflix Show “Narcos” & its connection to Ken

12:18 - Ken’s childhood in Michigan

22:31 - Ken’s earliest days as a cop pre-DEA

31:08 - Ken’s personal experiences with dr–gs in his family

37:40 - Dr–g 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 Escobar’s son’s book is awesome; Escobar’s interesting traits

1:21:47 - Cali Cartel’s deal w/ Escobar’s wife

1:24:21 - Ken’s 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 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)

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