Charges filed against 12 snatched in cartel bust

The First Drug Prosecutor’s Office filed charges for the crime of money laundering, for 12 of the 14 people apprehended in the second phase of Operation Fisher Two of the defendants were sentenced for the same crime.

Through Operation Fisher, the Panamanian security forces have worked together to dismantle the criminal structure of the Colombian Clan del Golfo, which in Panama had collaborators located in the provinces of Panamá Centro, Colón, Panamá Oeste, and east of the capital city.

The second phase took place on January 26 and the first phase was carried out on December 1, 2021, after 22 months of investigation detaining a total of 57 people

Among those arrested are officials from the National Assembly, the Maritime Authority, the Social Security Fund and the Panama Metro.

The Clan del Golfo is a criminal organization that arranged and organized the shipment, receipt and concealment of illicit substances, coming from Colombia, passing through Central America with the final destination of the United States, in addition to the concealment of money resulting from activities of drug trafficking.