Most wanted Panama escapee caught in Peru posing as DEA
Shy Dahan , an Israeli with a $10,000 price tag on his head after escaping from La Joyita prison two years ago has been recaptured in Ecuador while posing as members of the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and operating pandemic scams
According to the Ecuadorian newspaper El Universo, Dahan’s arrest occurred in Quito, and at the time he was in the company of another Israeli. They were carrying $00,000 in cash and false documents
Later, the authorities raided a Qito residence where Dahan lived, in the province of Santa Elena on the west coast of Ecuador, where they seized three luxury cars and $200,000 in cash. the newspaper reports.
Dahan classified by Panamanian authorities as “highly dangerous”, was arrested following an investigation carried out by Peruvian authorities into the alleged sale of rapid tests for COVID-19 and with medical supplies for the South American country that has been hit hard by the pandemic.
Panama’s Public Ministry opened an investigation against Shy Dahan when he was extradited from Spain for an alleged fraud case of more than half a million dollars.