The representative of the Arnulfo Arias Madrid Commune Board was arrested along with two other people in Operation Void, which the National Police carried out with the Ministry Public in San Miguelito and Panama. The other detainees are a board official and a former collaborator of a local bank. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities warn that there may be more involved. All are accused of alleged participation in financial crimes and money laundering. According to authorities, the group falsified a check, deposited it in a bank, and debited money from a university account in Chiriquí. The money ended up in the Commune Board and then moved through checks and transfers to several people. The economic damage exceeds 492 thousand dollars.
