$70,000 on heads of suspects linked to cartels and deputy

A total of $70,000 is offered by the National Police to locate and apprehend Carlos Roberto Aguilar Becerra, alias Rober, and Franklin Ariel Acevedo, alias Franklito, allegedly the leaders of the criminal organization “Humildad y Purza” (HP).

In addition, the National Police are looking for 13 more people, including Teresina Lineth Vigil Pérez, wife of alias Rober and sister of Panamanita deputy Elías Vigil Pérez, of the 8-10 circuit.

In March 2019, an investigation by La Prensa exposed a series of facts that linked alias RobCer with the campaign of the current deputy Vigil. Since then Aguilar Becerra was identified by the authorities as the man who handled the financial affairs of the HP gang, along with Franklito Acevedo, who was accused of a double murder in June 2012.

The Police released the photograph of all of them and said that they are people dedicated to the reception, custody, and transfer of drugs to the United States and Europe.

On November 18, the Special Prosecutor’s Office against Organized Crime, in coordination with the agents of the National Police, carried out the “ Damascus ” operation, which had the objective of dismantling the organization. Five people were detained in San Martín, Panama east, and taken before a judge of guarantees to legalize their arrest, impute charges and request precautionary measures.

According to the investigations, they were allegedly implicated in the reception, custody, and transfer of drugs and, according to the National Police, “generators” of different crimes, such as commissioned homicides, money laundering, and other crimes related to drug trafficking.

According to the investigations, the group maintains ties with the Clan del Golfo, of Colombia, which is related to several Mexican cartels.