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What was the codename of the secret surveillance unit mentioned in the text?

  • Centra Spike (correct)
  • Project Spyder
  • Project Escobar
  • Operation Centra

Which country was the primary focus of Centra Spike's surveillance operations?

  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
  • United States
  • Colombia (correct)

What was the name of the elite police and soldiers unit created to go after criminals like Pablo Escobar?

  • Task Force Alpha
  • Special Forces One
  • Operation Cartel
  • The Search Bloc (correct)

Who was the commanding officer of the Search Bloc tasked with capturing Pablo Escobar?

<p>Colonel Hugo Martinez (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Pablo Escobar manage to avoid being captured by the Search Bloc?

<p>By negotiating a surrender deal (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Escobar demand as part of his surrender deal with the Colombian government?

<p>Construction of his own luxury prison (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Pablo Escobar use his private prison, La Catedral?

<p>To host parties and entertain guests with impunity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What caused President Gaviria to take action against Escobar despite their previous deal?

<p>'Embarrassment' over the luxury conditions in prison (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way did Pablo Escobar's associates misuse their positions in his absence?

<p>'Helping themselves to large portions of the profits' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the ultimate fate of Pablo Escobar after he was moved to a different prison?

<p>He was shot and killed by the Colombian military during an operation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What year did Pablo Escobar declare war on the Colombian government?

<p>1989 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Pablo Escobar expand his criminal business in the 1970s?

<p>By consolidating drug trafficking routes through violence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did the United States play in targeting Pablo Escobar?

<p>The US changed its drug policy to target drug kingpins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which event solidified Pablo Escobar's dangerous status to the US?

<p>The assassination attempt on Cesar Gaviria (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the ways Pablo Escobar tried to gain legitimate political power?

<p>By funding projects for the poor (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did Pablo Escobar initially enter the criminal world?

<p>As a marijuana dealer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Pablo Escobar offer Fabio Restrepo in 1975?

<p>14 kilos of cocaine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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