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The next major crisis in the continuing saga erupted in February 1988, when Noriega was indicted by two federal grand juries in Miami and Tampa.(28) The Miami indictment included twelve counts of racketeering, drag trafficking, and money laundering. More specifically, it accused Noriega of assisting the Colombian Medellin cartel in transporting more than two tons of cocaine to the United States via Panama in return for a payment of about $4.5 million. He was ... accused of allowing the cartel to build a cocaine processing plant in Panama and of providing shelter for drug traffickers. The Tampa grand jury charged Noriega on three counts of assisting American-based operatives to smuggle 1.4 million pounds of marijuana into the United States in return for a payment of more than $1 million.
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Noriega's lawyer, Frank Rubino, told reporters he would probably appeal. "I can assure this court and everyone else: you haven't heard the end of this." That could mean Noriega remains in Miami beyond September 9 while an appeal is heard.
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Noriega, 72, is set to be released on September 9 after 15 years in prison in Miami. He wants to fly immediately to Panama to fight a conviction in the slayings of two political opponents, his lawyers have said.
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Federal prosecutors opposed the stay, even though they had assured the judge Noriega would not be extradited any time soon. The decision puts some judicial teeth into that promise, ensuring that Noriega will remain for now at a minimum-security federal prison outside Miami.
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The federal judge in Miami agreed to the French request and said he will issue a formal order of extradition for former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega on Wednesday. The ruling from Magistrate William Turnoff is expected to be forwarded to the U.S. State Department, which must give final approval to the extradition.
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Noriega's attorneys filed notice of an expected appeal with the Atlanta-based court and said Noriega will stay in the U.S. at the minimum-security federal prison near Miami for the time being. The appeals process could take several weeks.
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