Police Seize 72 Packages of Drugs at a Shopping Center in the 24 de Diciembre District

Approximately 72 packages containing suspected drugs were seized by anti-narcotics units of the National Police following an undercover operation carried out in the parking lots of a shopping center located in the 24 de Diciembre district.  In the police action, six people of Panamanian nationality were apprehended and three sedan vehicles and a firearm with 17 rounds of ammunition were seized.  It should be noted that the packages containing the suspected illicit substance were wrapped in blue adhesive tape bearing a lion logo. The evidence and the suspects were turned over to the appropriate judicial authorities.