Divers recovered the body of Rodolfo Smith Hurtado, age 30, at the mouth of the Bayano River not far from where he was attacked by pirates Sunday afternoon. Arturo Alvarado, General Director of the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC), said that Smith Hurtado was fishing with two companions when they were assaulted by the...
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Archive for July 19th, 2010
Fisherman Killed by Pirates
Rabanes Release Chicha Fuerte
Panama´s number one rock band, Los Rabanes, has released the third single from their seventh album “Demons On Fire.” Recorded between Mexico and Panama like the rest of the album, the “Chicha Fuerte” single is a collaboration between the rock band and Audri Yala, an artist from Panama´s Kuna Yala islands. Childhood friends from...
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Spain Finds Cocaine Funneled Through Panama Motors
The Catalan Police arrested 18 suspected drug traffickers tied to 350 kilos of cocaine hidden in 692 electric motors proceeding from Panama. According to reports, the shipment was loaded into containers in Panama, transported by sea to Hamburg, Germany and then moved by road to Barcelona in northeastern Spain. About 500 grams of 80...
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