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Armed suspect apprehended in Panama

Panamanian police detained a 22-year-old man after he dropped a bag with a firearm and drugs while attempting to flee. The suspect and evidence have been handed over to the prosecution.


Armed suspect apprehended in Panama

A suspect was apprehended following a citizen's alert to the National Police (PN) regarding a suspicious individual, allegedly armed, in the sectors 2-2 and 2-3 of the Puerto Escondido community, in the Cristóbal district of Colón. Police officers went to the scene and observed the citizen, who fled upon seeing them. During his escape, he dropped a black bag containing a firearm, ammunition, and cartridges filled with a white powder presumed to be drugs, as well as a wrapper with dried herbs. The suspect, a 22-year-old man, was eventually captured. He and the evidence have been handed over to the Public Prosecutor's office to initiate an investigation and hold him responsible for his criminal conduct.