Suspected Drugs Found on the Trans-Isthmian Highway Panama: Man Arrested With 61 Packages

The incident occurred after the vehicle attempted to evade a checkpoint near the Bolívar Building.

A swift police operation resulted in the arrest of a man and the seizure of 61 rectangular packages of suspected illicit substance inside a vehicle in the Betania sector, on the Transístmica highway, the National Police reported this Saturday.  According to authorities, the incident occurred after the vehicle attempted to evade a checkpoint located on the Transístmica highway, near the Bolívar Building. The man was placed at the disposal of the competent authorities for the corresponding procedures.