Professors weapons bunker raided in Boquete
The largest ever seizure of weapons in Panama took place on Friday (April 30 ) in Boquete at the home of a university professor of sociology.
A ton and a half of military weapons was confiscated in the El Francés sector of the district of Boquete, where police uncovered the weapons in a private residence, occupied by a sociology professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí.
Experts estimate that the arsenal, which may have originated from Central America, is valued at more than $1 million on the black market.
Chiriquí police commissioner David Ramos, said the teacher was taken into custody and that further investigations will reveal if other individuals are involved.
The seizure named Operation Compa, was made by a team composed of the National Police, the Narcotics Affairs Section, and the Judicial Investigation Department, with the support of the Public Prosecutions Office, following several months of research and surveillance.
According to Ramos, the weapons had been in Chiriquí for some time, and were being stored in a specially built bunker.
The items seized included: AK-47 ammunition, 250 Russian fragmentation grenades, 13 blocks of TNT, 60 packs of TNT, 186 60-caliber mortar rounds, 100 RPG grenades, 24 AK-47 sub-machine guns, and 47 AK-47 assault rifles.
