Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Steve Murphy is a retired DEA agent that was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellin cartel, Pablo Escobar. He is also the co-author (along with his partner Javier Peña) of Manhunters - How We Took Down Pablo Escobar which can be purchased on DEAnarcos.com. The popular Netflix show, Narcos, is based on his life as a DEA agent in Colombia.
Steve's Book: DEAnarcos.com
Steve's Podcast: gameofcrimespodcast.com
GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly
Twitter: twitter.com/nellygotbored
Discord: discord.gg/mESFx6b
Second Channel: bit.ly/3iLDbND
0:00 Intro
2:00 How Steve got into law enforcement
5:25 How has the field changed
9:00 Start of Steve’s career
12:00 First big case in Miami (400kg of coke)
16:36 Was there fear after these massive drug busts
19:20 Transitioning into Colombia.
23:40 Javier Peña first impressions
24:20 How accurate is Narcos?
34:20 New purpose in life after DEA career
35:50 What life was like in Colombia
42:00 Big coke busts
44:20 Close calls
45:30 Pablo’s attempts to take out the US president. War on drugs
51:30 Steve’s plans to Indict the president of Haiti
54:00 CIA’s shady history
57:45 What Pablo was like
1:01:20 Infamous photos of Pablo explained
1:12:40 Pablo’s downfall
1:15:30 Positive outlook & Outro
Steve Murphy is a retired DEA agent that was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellin cartel, Pablo Escobar. He is also the co-author (along with his partner Javier Peña) of Manhunters - How We Took Down Pablo Escobar which can be purchased on DEAnarcos.com. The popular Netflix show, Narcos, is based on his life as a DEA agent in Colombia.
Steve's Book: DEAnarcos.com
Steve's Podcast: gameofcrimespodcast.com
GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly
Twitter: twitter.com/nellygotbored
Discord: discord.gg/mESFx6b
Second Channel: bit.ly/3iLDbND
0:00 Intro
2:00 How Steve got into law enforcement
5:25 How has the field changed
9:00 Start of Steve’s career
12:00 First big case in Miami (400kg of coke)
16:36 Was there fear after these massive drug busts
19:20 Transitioning into Colombia.
23:40 Javier Peña first impressions
24:20 How accurate is Narcos?
34:20 New purpose in life after DEA career
35:50 What life was like in Colombia
42:00 Big coke busts
44:20 Close calls
45:30 Pablo’s attempts to take out the US president. War on drugs
51:30 Steve’s plans to Indict the president of Haiti
54:00 CIA’s shady history
57:45 What Pablo was like
1:01:20 Infamous photos of Pablo explained
1:12:40 Pablo’s downfall
1:15:30 Positive outlook & Outro
