453 People Arrested in the Last 72 Hours
Policemen guard the site where the exhumation of the remains of people killed during the US invasion to Panama in 1989 at the Jardin de Paz cemetery in Panama City, on January 20, 2020. - Panamanian authorities ordered the exhumation of bodies buried in a communal grave, days after the US invasion to Panama, for their identification. (Photo by Mauricio VALENZUELA / AFP) (Photo by MAURICIO VALENZUELA/AFP via Getty Images)
The Panama National Police had a busy weekend as they carried out a total of 89 search warrants and recovered 18 firearms. Of the total number of people arrested, 19 were for micro-trafficking and 144 for administrative offences. In the last 72 hours, the National Police arrested a total of 453 people. Of these, 244 were arrested on official charges, 144 for administrative offences, 46 in flagrante delicto, and 19 for micro-trafficking. 89 search warrants were carried out and 18 firearms with 57 rounds of ammunition were recovered, in addition to the sum of $4,080.50 in cash. Also seized were 70 reeds and 31 small envelopes of cocaine, in addition to 48 packages, 39 small envelopes and 10 bags of marijuana. In terms of traffic, the National Police reported that 6,520 traffic tickets were issued, of which 1,325 were for speeding, 294 for vehicles not having the proper lights, 78 for proven drunkenness, 43 for talking on a cell phone, 24 for alcohol in their breath, and 23 for expired licenses. In addition, it was reported that 262 vehicles were towed by cranes for various reasons.
