Manuel Noriega Part 1: The Narco Dictator

For two decades, Manuel Noriega stamped his authority on Panama -
first as the country’s brutal intelligence chief, and later, from
1983-89, as its de facto military ruler. A gangster up to his neck
in drug trafficking, gun running and organised crime. But also, a
key asset of the CIA. How did a poor boy from Panama grow up to
become such a chameleon on the world stage? And why does so much of
the Noriega story remain in the shadows? A Noiser production,
written by Duncan Barrett. This is Part 1 of 3. For ad-free
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