The Streets

Drug Gang Busted in Las Tablas and Pedasi

May 23, 2010
By st.di.

Police confirmed this afternoon that they have dismantled a marijuana and cocaine dealing gang in Panama’s Los Santos province. Plastic straws, fragments of cocaine and $950 were seized through two operations – one in Las Palmitas of Las Tablas and the other in Pedasi.  Six people were arrested including a Japanese national and a...
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Street Violence Converts Children Into Victims

May 22, 2010
By st.di.

An 11-year-old was shot in both legs on Thursday when trigger happy gunmen arrived to a San Miguelito soccer field and began shooting wild-west style, according to a source tied to the investigation.  The minor is recuperating in The Chidren’s Hospital, La Critica reports. In related news, authorities found a minor murdered in Pacora...
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No More Motorcycle Passengers

May 18, 2010
By st.di.
No More Motorcycle Passengers

In 30 days, there will be new security measures for motorcycles in Panama. The law, published yesterday as Gaceta Official number 26534, applies to motorized two- to three-wheel vehicles of up to 600 cc and establishes that drivers must wear reflective jackets and a helmet with their respective license plate numbers, as well as...
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Gunfire in the City of Knowledge

May 15, 2010
By st.di.

Yesterday there was a shootout in the City of Knowledge – Panama’s Business, Scientific and Technological Park – and home to United Nations Agencies and the United States Embassy. It began when delinquents fired on a police roadblock in the Northern Corridor.  After a 30-minute car chase, a little red car followed by police...
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Census Will Cost $16.5 Million

May 10, 2010
By pa.di.

The Comptroller General of Panama says that it will spend $16.5 million to count what it estimates as the country’s 3.5 million people. If the math and estimates are correct, the cost is approximately $4.71 per person polled and accounts for the mobilization 140,000 participating supervisors, pollsters and officials. Panama’s 11th Census will take place...
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