 Around the time that Escobar escaped La Catedral, a vigilante organization known as "People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar", or Los Pepes, began assassinating Escobar's associates and destroying his property.It also assisted the Search Bloc in their hunt for Escobar.Castaño was one of the founders of Los Pepes and worked with the Cali Cartel against Escobar.