Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 27, 2020 Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2020 Quote Narco traffickers infiltrate cattle industry Posted 26/10/2020 Security Minister, Juan Pino and senior security and Public Ministry officials met with ranchers from the Azuero peninsular on the weekend to discuss increased rustling and the infiltration of narco-traffickers into the industry as a way of laundering drug money. At the meeting were National Police Director Jorge Miranda, the director of the National Aeronaval Service, Ramón Nonato López, prosecutor Efraín Jaén, on behalf of the Public Ministry, and the governor of Los Santos, Rubén Villarreal, Pino asked the ranchers not to make agreements or deals with those who are taking the cattle from their farms. “Organized crime has no limits, they sell cattle at auctions and that must be avoided, that is done by filing a complaint and taking the one who is robbing the producer to court, you cannot reach an agreement, because otherwise the crime is consumed and remains as one more statistic ", said Pino So far during the pandemic only in the province of Los Santos, there have been about 500 complaints of livestock theft. In July a person was sentenced to six years in prison for the crime committed on a farm in El Carate de Las Tablas on April 6, 2020 But one of the issues that most worries the authorities is that, according to data from the Public Ministry, the Azuero peninsula, located more than 300 kilometers from Panama City, has emerged in recent years as the new route for trafficking. of drugs from Colombia reports La Prensa. Due to its geographical position, the area facilitates logistics issues such as fuel supply for traffickers. And large amounts of drugs can be hidden in paddocks in the area. According to Pino the weekend meeting was only a first step. Several alternatives were proposed, such as the setting up of a security box on the highway over the La Villa river, the installation of cameras at strategic points, as well as reinforcing compliance with municipal decrees that prohibit the transport of livestock at night. In addition, together with Governor Villarreal, a site is sought as far south of the province as possible, on the coast, to replicate the work being done in the air-naval station of the port of Mensabé, in Las Tablas, which began operations in 2012, and partially covers the bay of Parita, in Herrera, and the coasts of the Azuero peninsula, up to Veraguas. Crime Stoppers Ranchers and any citizen were also invited to present cases through Crime Stoppers, which manages a virtual platform to present anonymous complaints. https://www.newsroompanama.com/business/narco-traffickers-infiltrate-cattle-industry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted October 27, 2020 Author Moderators Share Posted October 27, 2020 Quote Fiscalía de Drogas no descarta presencia de narcos en subastas de ganado Olmedo Rodríguez Campos 26 oct 2020 - 11:56 PM Pino se reunió este fin de semana en Azuero con ganaderos y otras autoridades. Cortesía/Minseg Luego de que el ministro de Seguridad Pública, Juan Pino, advirtiera este fin de semana que el narcotráfico podría estar infiltrando las subastas ganaderas para lavar dinero procedente de esa actividad ilícita, la Fiscalía de Drogas del Ministerio Público dijo que, en efecto, no descarta esa posibilidad. Una fuente de la fiscalía consultada por este diario aclaró, sin embargo, que en este momento no hay ninguna investigación en curso por el delito de blanqueo de capitales ligado a las subastas de ganado. La fuente precisó que en otros países de la región sí se han reportado casos relacionados con esa actividad criminal. Detalló que el modus operandi de las narcobandas implicadas en esta modalidad en otros países consiste, básicamente, en comprar animales con “dinero sucio” para luego revenderlos e incorporar el dinero ya blanqueado en los sistemas financieros de esas y otras naciones. El pasado fin de semana, Pino participó en una reunión con ganaderos en Azuero y les hizo un llamado para que trabajen en conjunto con las autoridades para frenar este fenómeno. En dicho encuentro, en el que también estuvieron presentes los directores de la Policía Nacional y el Servicio Nacional Aeronaval, Jorge Miranda y Ramón Nonato López, respectivamente; así como el fiscal Efraín Jaén y el gobernador de Los Santos, Rubén Villarreal, también se abordó el tema del hurto pecuario. “El crimen organizado no tiene límites. Llegan a vender el ganado en las subastas y eso hay que evitarlo, eso se hace poniendo la denuncia y llevar ante los tribunales al que le está robando al productor. No se puede llegar a un acuerdo [con esas personas], porque si no el delito se consuma y queda como una estadística más”, dijo Pino. En las próximas semanas, ganaderos y autoridades sostendrán otra reunión. Moderator comment: Below is an unedited automated translation of the above news artile. Quote Drug Prosecutor's Office does not rule out the presence of drug traffickers in cattle auctions Olmedo Rodriguez Campos Oct 26, 2020 - 11:56 PM <<4Q7NYIQIGZDXJATHCJMUHTUWUA.jpg>> Pino met this weekend in Azuero with ranchers and other authorities. Courtesy / Minseg After the Minister of Public Security, Juan Pino, warned this weekend that drug trafficking could be infiltrating livestock auctions to launder money from that illicit activity, the Public Ministry's Drug Prosecutor's Office said that, in effect, it does not rule out that possibility. A source from the prosecution consulted by this newspaper clarified, however, that at this time there is no investigation underway for the crime of money laundering linked to livestock auctions. The source specified that in other countries in the region, cases related to this criminal activity have been reported. He explained that the modus operandi of the drug gangs involved in this modality in other countries basically consists of buying animals with “dirty money” and then reselling them and incorporating the money already laundered into the financial systems of those and other nations. Last weekend, Pino participated in a meeting with ranchers in Azuero and called on them to work together with the authorities to stop this phenomenon. At this meeting, in which the directors of the National Police and the National Aeronaval Service, Jorge Miranda and Ramón Nonato López, respectively, were also present; as well as the prosecutor Efraín Jaén and the governor of Los Santos, Rubén Villarreal, the issue of livestock theft was also addressed. “Organized crime has no limits. They come to sell the cattle at auctions and that must be avoided, that is done by filing the complaint and bringing the person who is robbing the producer to court. You cannot reach an agreement [with those people], because otherwise the crime will be consummated and it will remain as one more statistic, "said Pino. In the coming weeks, ranchers and authorities will hold another meeting. https://www.prensa.com/impresa/panorama/fiscalia-de-drogas-no-descarta-presencia-de-narcos-en-subastas-de-ganado/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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