Public Prosecutor’s Office Conducts Raids Locates Several Stolen Beams
The Attorney General’s Office reported that during the raids carried out by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office and the National Police that a number of stolen beams were located. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has proceeded to carry out several raids since the early hours of this Sunday, September 15 looking for those 600 stolen beams that had disappeared from a yard of the Ministry of Public Works (MOP). The National Police in the province of Herrera located 81 beams that were to be used to repair the Las Américas bridge. 18 H beams were located in Panama Oeste and 26 H beams in another location in Herrera, all with the specifications reported by the Ministry of Public Works, as part of an investigation into a crime against the Public Administration (embezzlement).
During the various operations, several beams were found that matched those that were lost, in a shop located on Avenida Nacional. In addition to the ocular inspection of the premises, the National Police also located another 6 H beams. The National Police reported on the night of Saturday, September 14, that they managed to locate some 81 steel beams out of a total of 600 on private properties in various Provinces. 53 beams had been sold to a workshop in Herrera and distributed in several places. 14 H beams were found in Recimetal, located in the Province of Herrera, District of Chitré, Monagrillo district, 12 in Boca Parita and 21 chopped beams in a recycling plant in Panama City. The National Police reported on the night of Saturday, September 14, that they managed to locate some 81 steel beams out of a total of 600 on private properties in various Provinces. The three tons of beams that went missing were valued at $3 million dollars, and were stolen one day after the elections of May 5th. The Search for the remaining beams continues.
