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The '''Search Bloc''' consisted of a group of [[Colombia]]n [[police officer]]s who were put together with the sole mission of searching for drug dealer [[Pablo Escobar]] and his associates then placing them under arrest. The members of the Search Bloc received [[training]] from the [[United States Army Special Forces]] and were selected for being especially impervious to [[police corruption]] such as [[bribe]]s. Throughout the mission, the Search Bloc faced obstacles such as a [[spy]] within the Search Bloc, allegations of |
The '''Search Bloc''' consisted of a group of [[Colombia]]n [[police officer]]s who were put together with the sole mission of searching for drug dealer [[Pablo Escobar]] and his associates then placing them under arrest. The members of the Search Bloc received [[training]] from the [[United States Army Special Forces]] and were selected for being especially impervious to [[police corruption]] such as [[bribe]]s. Throughout the mission, the Search Bloc faced obstacles such as a [[spy]] within the Search Bloc, allegations of collaboration with the anti-Escobar [[vigilante]] group [[Los Pepes]], and vigilantism within the Search Bloc pertaining to suspicious deaths of Pablo Escobar's subordinates without trial. This culminated in the eventual death of Pablo Escobar in 1993 in a shootout with members of the Search Bloc. |
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Revision as of 20:25, 8 September 2006
The Search Bloc consisted of a group of Colombian police officers who were put together with the sole mission of searching for drug dealer Pablo Escobar and his associates then placing them under arrest. The members of the Search Bloc received training from the United States Army Special Forces and were selected for being especially impervious to police corruption such as bribes. Throughout the mission, the Search Bloc faced obstacles such as a spy within the Search Bloc, allegations of collaboration with the anti-Escobar vigilante group Los Pepes, and vigilantism within the Search Bloc pertaining to suspicious deaths of Pablo Escobar's subordinates without trial. This culminated in the eventual death of Pablo Escobar in 1993 in a shootout with members of the Search Bloc.
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