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Nation IN BRIEF : FLORIDA : Noriega Jury Hears Praise for Panama

From Times Staff and Wire Reports

As Manuel A. Noriega’s defense against drug and racketeering charges neared an end in federal court in Miami, a U.S. drug agent read letters citing Panama as an example of cooperation with U.S. anti-narcotics efforts. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Douglas Driver read letters praising Noriega’s police, but also testified that a major money-laundering investigation was frustrated by the same police.

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