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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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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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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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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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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