Authorities detained a Pakistani who was allegedly trafficking African and Middle Eastern immigrants in Panama. The accused was arrested by surprise along with nine illegal Pakistanis and Bangladeshis in the Hotel Ideal on 17th Street in Santa Ana, not far from the touristy neighborhood of Casco Viejo. According to initial reports, the alleged trafficker...
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Archive for October 25th, 2010
Pakistani Nabbed Trafficking Africans in Panama
Fake Police Steal Yam Trucks
Several individuals dressed in police jackets stole two vehicles loaded with yams, known as ñame, in Paso Blanco de Pacora this weekend. The yam-stealing gang abandoned one vehicle in Juan Diaz, and tossed the root vegetables from the second vehicle in the area of Los Portales de Tocumen. Authorities suspect that the gang was...
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Adolescent Displays Honest Behavior in Chitre
During the celebrations of the founding of Chitre, the capital of the Herrera Province, 14-year-old Yarielis found a pouch full of money and honestly gave it to the National Police. The young citizen is in her third year at Jose Daniel Crespo College and dreams of being a journalist. She turns 15 in three...
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