The police in Panama have carried out a major drug seizure in the Loma del Golf area. A total of 323 packages of narcotic substances were confiscated during this operation. As a result of this operation, nine people have been arrested, all of them of Panamanian nationality.
One of the detainees in relation to this case is a police officer, which has raised concerns among authorities about possible corruption cases within the institution. Investigations are ongoing to clarify the details of this operation and determine the possible involvement of more people in this case.
"This important seizure is the result of the hard work of the security forces in their fight against drug trafficking in our country," commented a police spokesperson. "We remain committed to combating this scourge that causes so much harm to our society," he added.