Noriega

American  

[nawr-ee-ey-guh, nawr-yey] / ˌnɔr iˈeɪ gə, nɔrˈyeɪ /

noun

1. Manuel Antonio, 1934–2017, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.

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Example Sentences

Gordon pointed to arrests such as that of Pedro Inzunza Noriega, also known as “Sagitario,” who had been detained by Mexican forces this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

And the US invaded Panama in 1989, and arrested the military leader Manuel Noriega.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The memo, which came to be known as the “abduction opinion,” paved the way for seizing Noriega to face domestic drug trafficking charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

The 1989 Panama invasion was mostly over in a matter of hours, although the U.S. didn’t catch Noriega until days later.

From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026

Then one day we heard from a neighbor that Noriega was gone, and suddenly there were voices in the streets again.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez