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.