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Inside the Insane Story of How Pablo Escobar Was Finally Captured

More than 20 years after the death of the "king of cocaine," countries are still dealing with the aftermath.

Pablo Escobar was the mastermind behind drug trafficking and narco-terrorism in Colombia during the 1980s. More than 20 years after his death, countries around the world are still grappling with the aftermath of the reign of the "king of cocaine."

In 'Cocaine: Narcos, Sicarios and Peru,' we meet with those affected by Escobar's empire—from DEA agents who worked tirelessly to track him down to Lima teenagers involved with today's sicarios.

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