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From Noriega to Maduro: The Long US History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders

Scheerpost 10 Jan 2026

The actions against Maduro come exactly 36 years to the day after the United States abducted Panamanian president, Manuel Noriega. Like Maduro, Noriega was charged with narcotics offenses ... Noriega ...

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Tom Cash, a ‘legend among legends’ at the DEA in South Florida, dies at 85

The Miami Herald 10 Jan 2026

Cash was the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s field office in Miami from 1988 to 1994 ... .

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Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

New York Times 07 Jan 2026

The specifics of the memo are unclear. But Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share the document with them ... .

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The Noriega playbook: U.S. captures Maduro in daring raid, citing legal precedent

Natural News 06 Jan 2026

U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President NicolÃ¡s Maduro and his wife in a military raid in Caracas and transported them to the United States ... .

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Maduro Invokes Prisoner-of-War Status, Echoing Panama’s Noriega

New York Times 06 Jan 2026

The argument worked for Manuel Antonio Noriega, who wore a uniform at trial and received special P.O.W. privileges after his conviction ... .

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Former AG Barr Says Maduro Will Likely Be Convicted, Get Manuel Noriega-Level Sentence

The Epoch Times 06 Jan 2026

... Maduro will be convicted and will receive a sentence comparable to the one handed down to former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega.

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Maduro and Noriega: Legal parallels between the narcotics prosecutions involving two leaders of Latin American countries

Newsday 06 Jan 2026

The 1991 federal drug, money laundering and racketeering trial against former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega has parallels with the case against deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and could carry some clues about the outcome.

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Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

Weatherford Democrat 05 Jan 2026

When Nicolás Maduro appears in a New York courtroom to face U.S. drug charges, he'll be following follow a path taken Panama's Manuel Noriega, another strongman who was toppled by American forces. As was the case with Noriega, lawyers for ....

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Maduro’s US trial: Venezuela leader faces Noriega-style legal battle over immunity

Madhyamam 05 Jan 2026

Captured exactly 36 years after Noriega’s ousting, Maduro represents a high-stakes test of international law ... largely because the legal groundwork was established during Noriega’s prosecution.

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Maduro's removal draws comparisons to Noriega, though stark challenges remain

The Washington Times 05 Jan 2026

On the same day, 36 years apart, the U.S. launched shocking and consequential military operations in Latin America aimed at securing American interests abroad by removing unpopular authoritarian leaders ... .

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Marco Mendicino: How will the U.S. courts Judge Maduro? Look to the precedent of Noriega

CTV 05 Jan 2026

special forces ... courts. .

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Maduro arrest mirrors Noriega capture 36 years later, but Trump has no exit strategy

The Washington Times 05 Jan 2026

The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday mirrors the 1990 capture of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, with both accused of drug smuggling and racketeering. But the similarities largely end there ... .

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Maduro's case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

Newsday 05 Jan 2026

Panama's Manuel Noriega. Maduro was captured Saturday, 36 years to the day after Noriega was removed by American forces ... Noriega died in 2017 after nearly three decades in prison, first in the U.S., then France and finally Panama.

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Opinion | The Noriega Precedent for Maduro’s Capture and Prosecution

Wall Street Journal 04 Jan 2026

Trying a dictator has already been tried—and courts rejected all his legal defenses ... .

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Before Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, there was Manuel Noriega

Indian Express 04 Jan 2026

Noriega, like Maduro, had been indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges. .

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From Noriega to Maduro: The Long US History of Kidnapping Foreign Leaders

Tom Cash, a ‘legend among legends’ at the DEA in South Florida, dies at 85

Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful

The Noriega playbook: U.S. captures Maduro in daring raid, citing legal precedent

Maduro Invokes Prisoner-of-War Status, Echoing Panama’s Noriega

Former AG Barr Says Maduro Will Likely Be Convicted, Get Manuel Noriega-Level Sentence

Maduro and Noriega: Legal parallels between the narcotics prosecutions involving two leaders of Latin American countries

Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

Maduro’s US trial: Venezuela leader faces Noriega-style legal battle over immunity

Maduro's removal draws comparisons to Noriega, though stark challenges remain

Marco Mendicino: How will the U.S. courts Judge Maduro? Look to the precedent of Noriega

Maduro arrest mirrors Noriega capture 36 years later, but Trump has no exit strategy

Maduro's case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial

Opinion | The Noriega Precedent for Maduro’s Capture and Prosecution

Before Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, there was Manuel Noriega

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