The_Info_Web/10 - PEOPLE/(T-Z)/General Torrijos.md

category	tags	summary	born	died	location
PROMIS Scandal	Person PROMIS	Panamanian leader whose family members were reportedly involved in the cocaine trade, shielded from U.S. scrutiny during the Panama Canal treaty negotiations.	1929-02-13	1981-07-31	Santiago, Veraguas, Panama

General Torrijos was a figure in Panama whose family members were reportedly heavily involved at the highest levels of the world cocaine trade. During Jimmy Carter's presidency, the Carter administration was reportedly reluctant to pursue Torrijos due to its determination in 1977 to sign a Panama Canal treaty with him.¹

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1. Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩︎