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In December of 1989, the US launched Operation Just Cause, the US invasion of Panama. A US Federal District Court had issued an arrest warrant for Panamanian military strong man General Manuel Antonio Noriega. The warrant charged Gen. Noriega with money laundering, and drug trafficking. A SOG team was dispatched to Panama aboard a USAF special operations transport aircraft, so as to be on hand once Gen. Noriega was taken in US custody. The SOG team would then transport Noriega back to the US for trail.