Panama placed on drug watch list

[Judi Lynn]

Panamá, sábado 18 de septiembre de 2010
Panama placed on drug watch list

Panama has been included in a list of countries in which illegal drugs are transported before reaching the United States.

The list was released Friday, and also included drug producing countries. There were 15 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean on the list, which was sent by President Barack Obama to the Department of State. Apart from Panama, the countries on the list included the Bahamas, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela and the Dominican Republic.

The document indicates that Panama and Guatemala are "vulnerable" to drug trafficking because of their geographic location.

The list will serve as a base for setting U.S. policies in terms of combating drug trafficking.

http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2010/09/18/hoy/english/news_4778.asp

[Judi Lynn]

1. Police seize cocaine shipment near Panama Canal

Police seize cocaine shipment near Panama Canal

Panamanian agents seized 527 kilograms of cocaine in the vicinity of the Panama Canal Saturday, police said.

Authorities have now confiscated more than a ton of cocaine in the country in the last 24 hours.

The Directorate of Judicial Investigation said the drugs were found in a refrigerated truck that was abandoned near the Canal. Police said it appears as though the driver of the vehicle decided to ditch the vehicle because of a security checkpoint at the Bridge of the Americas.

On Friday, police seized 500 kilograms of cocaine in the province of Colón.

http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2010/09/19/hoy/english/news_4783.asp

[flamingdem]

2. Basically all of Latin America! nt