The DEA Agent Who HUNTED Escobar!⁠

About this video

A former DEA agent recounts his experiences hunting Pablo Escobar in Colombia. He describes working with a specialized Colombian intelligence unit called DIJIN and the DEA’s communications interception capabilities. The guest details the extreme violence of Escobar’s organization, including the torture and murder of victims and the killing of over 1,000 Colombian police officers, while noting Escobar was responsible for 80% of the world’s cocaine at one point.

Key takeaways

• The guest describes surviving a shooting incident during solo surveillance of train stations that were being regularly broken into
• The guest worked with DIJIN, a Colombian field intelligence group, and notes the DEA excelled at communications interception
• The guest recounts that over 1,000 Colombian police officers were killed by Escobar and his organization, and describes victims being tortured, having skin removed, bones broken, and being burned

Episode details: published October 13, 2026 · 3.1K views · 1:10 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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