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July 20, 2018, 10:38 Panama, Jul 20 (PL) Thirty gangs dismantled and seizure of 33 tons of drugs in the space of one and a half years are among the main results of the domains. According to a report from the Office of the Prosecutor against Anti-Gangs and Drugs, to date, about 200 arrests have been registered for crimes related to drug trafficking, kidnapping and gangs, through joint operations between the Public Prosecutor's Office and the units.
Agents were concentrated in Panama Center, Colon, Cocle, San Miguelito and West Panama, given the high level of crime in these areas.
In statements to the press, Attorney Nahaniel Murgas, Anti-Gangs and Top Drugs, explained that in Panama low-profile gangs are outsourced by large organized groups for drug mobilization or money and despite the arrests He said that during the police operations they seized firearms, money and vehicles, while the prosecutor Eduardo de la Torre badured that the l '39. goal in the confiscation of narcotics must exceed the figure of 2017, which was 77 tons.
De la Torre reported that up to now, more than three million dollars have been withheld, mainly from money laundering, to which 782 convictions related to these crimes are added.
According to the report, the border province of Darién is the main point of entry into the country of drug traffickers, although the new modality for trafficking in these illicit substances is the use of settlers from the country.
Recently, Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela has shown concern about the increase in drug production in the neighborhood. He explained that the production of narcotics increased from 60,000 to 200,000 hectares, which is why "we have invested more than 100 million dollars in interception boats,"
. of the Republic issued a statement in which it stated that more than 70% of the homicides committed today in Panama were related to drug trafficking and organized crime. 19659003] It is a greater danger because of the "support of people with political influence and lawyers who work for these criminal groups, regardless of the interests of the nation or society," notes the note.
The Isthmian nation drug racer produced in South America, particularly that of Colombia, which is transferred to the United States, the main consumer of the region, for what the mare uses s adjacent to the isthmus and jungle and mountainous land borders, considered cartel routes.
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