Nickname(s) Flaco (Skinny) Rank General (retired) Other name Flaco (Skinny) Commands held Search Bloc | Allegiance Colombia Battles/wars Death of Pablo Escobar Children Hugo Martínez Bolívar | |
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Service/branch National Police of Colombia Similar Pablo Escobar, César Gaviria, Gustavo Gaviria, Dandeny Muñoz Mosquera, Sebastián Marroquín | ||
General Hugo Martinez is a former Colombian police officer. He was the original commander of the Search Bloc, a unit of the National Police of Colombia assembled by President César Gaviria in 1992; and tasked with the sole objective of the apprehension of drug lord Pablo Escobar and his associates.
In the Netflix series 'Narcos' Hugo Martinez served as inspiration for the character Colonel Horacio Carillo. However, after Carillo's death in Season 2 Martinez is introduced as a separate character portrayed by Juan Pablo Shuk.
Martinez retired to the city of Bogotá.
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