Major drug bust nets 1.5 tons of cocaine, 11 arrests

ELEVEN  people have been  arrested and 1.5 tons of cocaine have been seized in a major Panama drug bust.

The seizure  was made  in a Juan Diaz  workshop ostensibly  dedicated to repairing cranes.

Omar Pinzon director general of the National Police, and anti-drug Prosecutor  Markel Mora, made the announcement , at a  Wednesday, January 27.press conference

Pinzon said the  operations leading up to the  significant seizure of the illicit substances took a year.
Several drug deposits were located  behind the  facade is a local service shop for  cranes, where several drug deposits were located,  Investigations are continuing and  more arrests are possible.