Manuel Noriega

BCCI Bank Shut Down After Exposing CIA Drug Money Laundering Network

1991-07-05 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

Customs and bank regulators in seven countries simultaneously raid and shut down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), exposing what becomes known as the largest corporate criminal enterprise in history. The shutdown follows a Price Waterhouse investigation ordered by the Bank of …

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U.S. Invades Panama to Capture Former CIA Asset Manuel Noriega

1989-12-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The United States launches Operation Just Cause, deploying nearly 26,000 combat troops in the largest and most complex military operation since the Vietnam War to capture Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega. The invasion targets two dozen locations throughout Panama in a massive show of force …

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