Colonel Hugo Martinez
In popular culture In the series, the Search Bloc is headed by a character named Colonel Horacio Carrillo, who critics have claimed is loosely based on Colonel Hugo Martinez; however, Martinez is introduced as a separate character in Season 2.

Did Hugo Martinez kill Escobar?

In 1993, Martinez and his men failed to kill Escobar during a raid on a staging base for the planned Medellin Cartel raid on the Cali Cartel base at Montecasino, and Escobar went into hiding for months. However, he would return to Medellin in December 1993, and Martinez Jr. tracked him down with radio technology.

Was General Carrillo real?

Horatio Carrillo, the leader of the Colombian forces tasked to bring down Escobar, didn’t actually exist. He’s believed to be inspired by Colonel Hugo Martinez, who was tasked with hunting down Escobar. Even Escobar’s wife is somewhat fictionalized.

Was Escobar afraid of Carrillo?

Carrillo was the only man Escobar feared, and he marked his return by leading 100 men into the Barrio Escobar to urinate on an Escobar mural. Later, Carrillo would throw “Gato” out of a helicopter when he refused to give information on Escobar, and Carrillo became infamous once more.

Who shot Escobar?

Jhon Jairo Velásquez
A notorious murderer who worked for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has died of stomach cancer, Colombian officials say. Jhon Jairo Velásquez, who boasted of killing 300 people for Escobar, was 57.

Who was poison in real life?

Roberto Ramos, commonly known as Poison, was a Colombian hitman and one of the sicarios of the Medellín cartel.

Who is Colombian drug lord now?

Colombia has announced that the country’s most wanted drug trafficker will be extradited to the US after he was captured in a raid. Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, was seized after a joint army, air force and police operation on Saturday.

Who caught Cali Cartel?

Jorge Salcedo Cabrera

Jorge Salcedo
Alma materUniversity of Los Andes
OccupationEngineer, surveillance expert
OrganizationCali Cartel (1989–1995)
Known forOperation Cornerstone