The Streets

Security Agency Robbed of $30,000

October 21, 2010
By st.di.
Security Agency Robbed of $30,000

Wednesday afternoon, three armed men walked into the Panama Security Group office and robbed the protection outfit of $30,000. Reports indicate that the robbers entered the Bethania neighborhood-based business, gagged the staff and forced them to hand over the money. Police were able to catch one of the robbers, a Colombian, who had a...
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Gas Robber Gang Dismantled on Azuero Peninsula

October 19, 2010
By st.di.

For months now, 25-pound bottles of gas were disappearing from small shops in the Azuero Peninsula’s provinces of Herrera and Los Santos, but no more. The National Police apprehended three gas-tank robbers – ages 41, 32 and 23 – who had just stolen nine tanks from the Doña Lila store in Borrola de Pese....
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Immigration Officials Descend on Casco Viejo Nightlife

October 16, 2010
By st.di.

Word on the street is that more than a dozen officials, multiple squad cars and a bus for illegals suddenly appeared in Plaza Herrera around 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning, stopping traffic and creating a bit of a scene. Bystanders and bar-goers, who preferred to remain anonymous, were startled by this weekend activity in a...
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Ex-Husband Machetes Ex-Wife’s New Husband

October 11, 2010
By st.di.
Ex-Husband Machetes Ex-Wife’s New Husband

On Sunday, Leonidas Vega, age 57, entered a Capira home wielding a machete to commit his crime of passion. According to witnesses, he broke down the door of the home his ex-wife – Rosaura Gondola, age 60 – shared with her current husband Erasmus Garrido, age 57. As a result, Garrido was fatally stabbed...
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Cocaine Confiscated from Yuca Trucks in Darien

October 8, 2010
By pa.di.
Cocaine Confiscated from Yuca Trucks in Darien

Around 100 kilos of cocaine were confiscated and 11 people detained in a national and border police operative on Thursday in the Darien province. The drugs were hidden below three trucks loaded with yuca, a popular tropical vegetable also known as cassava. Authorities also confiscated money and two other cars, in addition to the...
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