Panama Police Apprehend Man Convicted of Rape

In Panama's Ngäbe Buglé Comarca, police conducted an operation to arrest a 35-year-old man already sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated rape. The arrest followed intelligence work.

In an operation carried out in the Alto Culantro district, located in the Ngäbe Buglé Comarca, the National Police managed to apprehend a 35-year-old man who had a 10-year prison sentence for a crime against freedom and sexual integrity, specifically for aggravated rape. The arrest was the result of intelligence work and monitoring following a previously filed complaint. The apprehended man will be transferred to a penitentiary center to serve the sentence imposed by justice.

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