Plot Synopsis

FINDING ESCOBAR'S MILLIONS is a one-hour reality series that follows pairs of investigators who travel to Colombia in search of Pablo Escobar's buried treasure. Most people know that notorious crime lord Pablo Escobar brought in outrageous amounts of money during his reign. At the height of his power, Escobar raked in billions of dollars a year, making him one of the richest men in the world. Escobar strategically buried stashes of cash all over Colombia, yet much of it hasn't been found.

Season 1 follows Doug Laux and Ben Smith, former CIA operations officers who served multiple tours throughout the Middle East, as they work with the original DEA agents that handled the case to infiltrate Pablo Escobar's inner circle in search of the drug lord's multi-billion-dollar fortune that's buried all over Colombia. Legends say the vast majority of the cash has never been found. With never-before-granted access and permission in Colombia, these two former intelligence officers armed with the skills and training from 10 years of work in the CIA go on the hunt for the alleged hidden treasure. Doug and Ben first set their sights on Barrio Escobar, a former trash dump that the drug lord transformed into a neighborhood, providing housing for the poor and homeless during his reign. To this day, Pablo Escobar is highly regarded in the neighborhood, and the residents continue to be loyal to his legacy. Doug and Ben connect with a local and make their way inside the Barrio in an all-out search for Escobar's cash, but curiosity from area residents forces them to scale back their investigation. Throughout the season, Doug and Ben scour Colombia for clues Escobar left behind, but will the two former operatives uncover Escobar's fortune and secrets, or will they come up empty-handed?
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The second season of FINDING ESCOBAR'S MILLIONS premiered on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery. With unprecedented access and permission from the Colombian government, two former DEA agents, Chris Feistl and Jerry Salameh, who spent their careers hunting down Colombian narcos, are now returning to Colombia in search of Pablo Escobar's buried treasure. Throughout their tours with the DEA, Feistl and Salameh were instrumental in taking down the Cali Cartel - notorious narco-traffickers who seized the cocaine business after Escobar's death. Now, they're returning to Colombia with the ultimate goal of finding Escobar's hidden fortune and returning it to the people of Colombia, many of whom suffered through his reign of terror. But, it's a race against time for Chris and Jerry who know present-day cartels and other treasure hunters are also after Escobar's millions. Tapping into their deep network of active sources and informants, Chris and Jerry will stop at nothing to locate the buried fortune first, searching clandestine airstrips, cocaine labs and remote cartel-owned farms in hostile areas. The former DEA agents will work with Guillermo Pena, a former law enforcement officer and military veteran and Ramon Iriarte, a native Colombian investigative reporter to navigate the local Colombian community, many of them still loyal to Pablo Escobar's legacy. Chris and Jerry will also be equipped with innovative surveying and imaging technology that allows them to see beneath the ground and pinpoint the best spots to dig. Throughout the season, they will scour Colombia for clues Escobar left behind and use every resource they have in the search for Escobar's buried millions.