2,433 kilos of cocaine were seized in Costa Abajo of Colon in an operation conducted last Saturday, May 17 by the National Naval Authority. (more)

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The National Police conducted several arrests during a drug raid in Juan Diaz, and among those arrested was a member of the Institutional Protection Service (SPI), who performed messaging tasks for the Office of the First Lady. (more)

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The National Border Service (SENAFRONT) through control actions and surveillance in the maritime areas of the border regions, specifically in the area of Galera (Boca de Diablo), near the community of Porvenir, Kuna Yala region, managed to apprehend a boat with two 200 horsepower engines, light blue colored, with the name "Mi Nene", which was abandoned in the area. (more)

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The scandal in Costa Rica about the President Laura Chinchilla using a jet owned by a suspected drug trafficker has now involved Panama too. (more)

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A 56-year-old citizen was arrested by the police in Santa Marta, San Miguelito, with 45 small plastic bags with cocaine. (more)

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A child was arrested for possession of at least 11 packages of suspected cocaine and a gun with ammunition on Calle 6, Río Abajo. (more)

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A 28-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man were were arrested last night, May 8, after units from the Narcotics Division of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ), discovered they had under their power 24 kilos of cocaine and a plastic bag with the same substance in a briefcase hidden in one of the bedrooms. (more)

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National Police units seized 11 kilos of cocaine in the community of Cerro Silvestre in Arraijan.

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Panama's government will strengthen its fight against drug trafficking with the acquisition of six Agusta AW-139 helicopters, of which four are already in operation under the command of the National Air Service (SENAN). (more)

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Early today, May 2, units of the National Police (PN) and the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ) conducted an operation in the forest area of Gamboa where 430 kilos of cocaine were seized.

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The authorities in Colon seized 88 kg of cocaine in a ship that had sailed from the port of Cartagena, Colombia, heading to the United States.

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A total of 18 kilos of cocaine, were seized by units of the Narcotics Division of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation, these 18 kilos were stored in the back and front side of a gray Chevrolet vehicle. (more)

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About 1,472 kilos of cocaine were seized by the National Aeronaval Service (Senan), which also arrested four Colombians. (more)

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Spanish police arrested five people in the last couple of days in the airport of Madrid-Barajas, the five people were trying to enter Spain with 6.3 kilos of cocaine which had been ingested or attached to the body with a belt. (more)

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Officers of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation and of the Prosecution of Drugs, will incinerate more than 8000 kilos of drugs today. (more)

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A luxury house of American businessman Rogelio Oruña, IBT Group representative in Panama, was raided by authorities in the Dominican Republic and they seized more than $3.3 million. (more)

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By Ghana News - SpyGhana.com - Officials of the Narcotics Control Board and the Takoradi port have conducted their final examination of the substances impounded at the port on Friday.

Preliminary checks revealed that the substances were cocaine. They were concealed in shoes imported from Panama.

Two people have been arrested in connection with the cocaine bust.

Fred Gavor, Western Regional Commander of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority added that investigations are still ongoing to determine the final destination of the drugs.

Two Panamanians were arrested after finding 496 kilos of marijuana in Coronado, one of them is under precautionary arrest because there is reason to believe he is involved in an abduction. (more)

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The Guatemalan couple arrested last week at the Tocumen International Airport by units of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ), with rolls of cash inside of their stomachs, "expelled" a total of 92 thousand 100 dollars in cash. (more)

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The Judicial Investigation Department (DIJ) said through their Twitter account they seized 11 kilos of suspected drugs on Calle 16, in Río Abajo. (more)

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In two separate operations, officers of the Dirección de Información Policial between Saturday and the early hours of today, Monday, April 8th, seized more than five hundred thousand dollars in cash, six tanks with liquid cocaine, and thirty-eight packages of drugs. (more)

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The narcotics unit of the Directorate of Police Information (DIP) of Panama seized 72 kilograms of cocaine in the village of Chilibre, in the north metropolitan area. The DIP investigators took action after receiving information about a truck transporting cargo belonging to a criminal organization. (more)

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A small box with three plastic bags filled with cocaine was seized yesterday morning by Narcotics units of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ), thereby preventing its shipment to the United States. (more)

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So far, in 2013 the State Border Service (SENFRONT) has confiscated 400 kilos of illicit substances (marijuana cocaine, etc.), operations on six different routes were performed and 12 trafficking points were cut off in the province of Darien, said Commissioner, Frank Ábrego. (more)

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National Police units in a follow-up operation managed to capture two subjects who were found with 100 kilos of cocaine. (more)

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The National Police have been having some success recently in busting loads of marijuana in the province of Colon.

The second seizure of a shipment of marijuana was achieved in Puerto Pilon, in the province of Colon, by personnel of National Air Service (Senan).

In total, the seizure was 200 kilos. (Telemetro)

After a surveillance and intelligence operation, the National Police seized two firearms and $49,900 in cash.

The judicial process, which was conducted by the officials of the Directorate of Judicial Investigation and the National Police, occurred on Thursday afternoon in Villa del Rey, Panama Viejo, in the village of Parque Lefevre.

The house was surrounded by units of the National Police at the command of Deputy Commissioner Ramon Nonato Lopez.

The Panamanian Erick Alexander Martinez Rujano was arrested in this case, and he was turned over to the Auxiliary Prosecutor Marcelino Aguilar.

A 9mm pistol and a .38 revolver are weapons that were seized by the authorities.

It was a week-long operation, according to a police source. (Critica)

Sixty-two (62) kilos of cocaine were seized yesterday afternoon, Thursday, found in a white Kia vehicle with license plate number 833193, with a double bottom, at the Guabala checkpoint in the district of Tolé, in the province of Chiriquí.

The car was being driven by a person aged 35, resident of Paso Canoas, in Chiriqui province.

The drugs were hidden in the bed of the truck that had a secret double bottom.

It was wrapped in black, green and yellow adhesive tape.

The suspect and the drugs were taken to the Police Headquarters of David, from there the case was referred to the Drug Prosecutor's Office, which will continue to investigate and press charges for drug trafficking. (Critica)

By Sancheska Brown - Samuel Butler, officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit, said yesterday DEU is “very, very concerned” about the amount and frequency of illegal drugs being trafficked into the country on a commercial airline direct from Panama.

He made his comments after nine Colombians were arrested in two separate drug busts in the past four days.

In the latest seizure, officers of the Airport Police Station arrested two Colombians after they were found in possession of five pounds of what was suspected to be liquid cocaine.

The men, ages 31 and 24, were arrested in the Bahamas Customs hall of the LPIA shortly before 4pm on Sunday, after getting off a commercial airline from Panama.

The suspected cocaine has an estimated value of $32,000 on the street.

Last Wednesday police arrested seven Colombians, four men and three women, after they were found in possession of suspected liquid cocaine, some of which they had swallowed.

According to reports, sometime around 12:30pm, acting on information officers of the K-9 unit went to the Bahamas Immigration section of the LPIA where they saw a group of passengers who had just arrived in New Providence from Panama on Copa Airlines.

Seven of those passengers were suspected of transporting drugs.

As a result the four men, aged 24, 23, 21 and 20, were taken to a secure area at LPIA where police searched their luggage but found nothing.

The three women were also taken to a secure area where they were searched. Officers found three rubber packages believed to be cocaine during the body cavity search.

The females ages, 21, 27, and 23, were arrested and taken into custody.

All seven suspects were taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital where an X ray revealed that two of the men and one of the women had swallowed small packages of suspected cocaine.

Altogether officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit collected 17 rubber packages of suspected cocaine.

The drugs weighed approximately 23 ounces.

Supt Butler said the DEU is keeping a closer eye on flights coming in from South America, particularly direct flights from Panama.

“We are concerned about the inbound importation of drugs coming from this commercial airline servicing Panama and we can say over the last few days there were nine Colombians who were interdicted at the airport for having contraband in the form of liquid cocaine coming into LPIA. The DEU is concerned because we have always noted South America as one of the countries for cocaine and now because of the availability of airlines servicing them directly we know that we will be impact. We have seen it already,” he said.

“We are working with the airline as well as Panama and our intelligence network to determine who may be trafficking. We are also working with our DEA partners in foreign destinations. We have good relationships. We believe it is through these relationships as well as the cooperation of the airline that we are able to see results. We know there is still more work to do because somehow these people are still getting through the screening process.”

Supt Butler said liquid cocaine seems to be the new drug of choice for “mules” because it is easier to carry and can be hidden in normal household items. (tribune242.com)

The National Customs Authority in joint operation with the Police, succeeded on Friday night, March 8, in the seizure of 773 kilos of cocaine - the incident occurred at the customs checkpoint of Baco, in Puerto Armuelles, in the district of Baru, Chiriqui.

The National Police seized for inspection a panel van with Panamanian registration to be inspected by the staff of the National Customs Authority, where they found two packages supposedly containing merchandise from the Colon Free Zone, but upon further inspection was found to contain 773 kilos of cocaine.

Two people were traveling in the vehicle. One of them fled the scene and it is presumed he is a member of the National Police. The other was arrested by the authorities and taken together with the evidence to the office of the Anti Drug Prosecutor in Puerto Armuelles by police officers and the staff of the Department of Customs Control Prevention (DPFA).

In another development, at the Customs Checkpoint in Guabala in the Chiriqui province, at around 10:43 pm this Friday, another 100 kilos of cocaine was seized that was being transported in a white Kia pickup truck with license plate number 758492 plate driven by a Panamanian resident in Chiriqui, who said he was going from Panama to the district of Bugaba.

Officers from the Unit of Police Information asked to conduct a non intrusive visual inspection of the vehicle, using the Container Inspection Unit (UNITEC) from Customs and thanks to the sophisticated equipment scanner they detected a possible double bottom, which after physical inspection by the authorities, resulted in the seizure of 100 kilos of cocaine. The case is under the orders of the Office of Drugs.

With these operations together, the National Customs Authority and the National Police, reinforce the security of customs checkpoints, achieving effective results in the fight against illegal drug trafficking in our country. (Critica)