Javier Peña | |
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Nationality | American |
Known for | ex-DEA agent, investigated Pablo Escobar |
Javier Peña is a former DEA agent who investigated Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel with his former colleague Stephen Murphy.[1][2] Peña worked as a consultant on the Netflix series Narcos.[3] Peña was not involved in the DEA's Cali Cartel activities although he appears in Season 3 of the Netflix series based on the investigation of the Cali Cartel, that account is fictional.[4] Following the investigation of the Medellín Cartel, Peña worked for the DEA with additional assignments in Puerto Rico, Texas in and Colombia. Peña retired from the DEA in 2014.[4]
Pena was raised in Kingsville, Texas and attended Texas A&I University (now Texas A&M University-Kingsville) where he studied Sociology and Psychology.[4]
References
- ^ Bartilow, Horace A.; Eom, Kihong (2009-04-01). "Busting Drugs While Paying With Crime: The Collateral Damage of U.S. Drug Enforcement in Foreign Countries". Foreign Policy Analysis. 5 (2): 93–116. doi:10.1111/j.1743-8594.2009.00085.x.
- ^ Bowden, Mark (2007-12-01). Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. ISBN 9780802197573. OCLC 881682814.
- ^ Britto, Lina (2016). "Car Bombing Drug War History: How the hit Netflix series Narcos echoes the DEA's version of events, distorting-and commodifying-the rise of Colombia's drug economy". NACLA Report on the Americas. 48 (2): 177–180. doi:10.1080/10714839.2016.1201278.
- ^ a b c Biography.com Editors (2017-11-14). "Javier Pena Biography.com". The Biography.com website. A&E Television Networks. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
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