(LAHT) Panamanian authorities seized 1,025 kilos (2,257 pounds) of cocaine in the Caribbean province of Colon, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of the capital, a senior prosecutor said Tuesday. The seizure of the drug, found in 41 nylon bags, took place Dec. 31 in a mountainous area of the town of Cocle del Norte, chief counternarcotics prosecutor Nathaniel Murgas … [Read more...]
Panama National police burn 3.5 tons of drugs
(prensa.com) The National Police (PN) burned a total of 3.5 tons of drugs at the Cerro Patacón landfill, informed officials on Wednesday. Of this amount, approximately 3.4 tons were cocaine. The drugs also included 90.6 kilos of marijuana and 728.9 grams of heroin, reported police commissioner Didier Degracia. The police chief said that the PN has destroyed a total of … [Read more...]
Panama destroys 6.4 tons of drugs in Cerro Patacón
(prensa.com) Agents of the national police department destroyed 6.4 tons of drugs yesterday, Wednesday, which were seized in anti-drug operations carried out in recent weeks. The burning of the confiscated drugs was held during the morning hours at the Cerro Patacón landfill, in coordination with the relevant authorities. According to reports, a total of 6,423.9 kilos … [Read more...]
2 Tons of Cocaine Seized in Panama
(laht) Panamanian police seized 2,030 kilos (4,471 pounds) of cocaine and arrested three people, a senior prosecutor said Monday. Nataniel Murgas told reporters that the cocaine confiscated on Sunday, was hidden in a tank with a double bottom that was being towed by a van, which the cops pursued after receiving a tip that it was carrying drugs. The operation was … [Read more...]
Panama seized 1.8 tons of cocaine in November
(prensa.com) This morning they found 307 thousand packages of cocaine, with an average of one kilo each. In the last days of November, the National Police (PN), the National Air Service and the Drug Prosecutor's Office seized 1.8 tons of cocaine in joint operations in the country. The most recent was this morning on the shores of Chiman … [Read more...]