300 Drug Packets Found Travelling to India

Some 300 packages of drugs were seized, which were hidden in a container that was transiting from Guatemala with its final destination to India.  The anti-drug operation was led by officials from the prosecutor’s office with support from police units in the port of the city of Colón.  The packages, mostly rectangular and some marked with the letter “M”, were distributed in 8 sacks.  Although no arrests have been made related to this international drug trafficking, the authorities have already begun the relevant investigations.  Panama, known as a transit point for drugs produced in South America to the United States and Europe , has reinforced its efforts in the fight against drug trafficking.  In 2023, a total of 117 thousand kilos of drugs were seized in the country.