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fromSun Sentinel
7 hours ago

Thomas V. Cash, cartel-busting DEA official in Miami, dies at 85

Thomas V. Cash, a decisive DEA Miami field-division leader who helped take down Manuel Noriega and Pablo Escobar, died at 85 after a stroke.
fromFortune
5 days ago

The legality of Maduro's trial will all come down to an opinion written in 1989 by ... Bill Barr | Fortune

Maduro was captured Saturday, 36 years to the day after Noriega was removed by American forces. And as was the case with the Panamanian leader, lawyers for Maduro are expected to contest the legality of his arrest, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a sovereign head of foreign state, which is a bedrock principle of international and U.S. law.
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fromAxios
1 week ago

Maduro's capture draws echoes of Noriega in 1990

Manuel Noriega surrendered after the 1989 U.S. invasion, won POW status during U.S. detention; Maduro may be brought to the U.S. for criminal trial.
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