Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 1 Moderators Share Posted April 1 Quote More Than $31,000 is Seized Posted 31/03/2024 More than 31 thousand dollars in cash was seized, and a woman arrested, in a residence in the Los Cántaros neighborhood of Panama City. According to the National Police, the amount seized was $31,892.50 and its origin could not be justified. The woman was arrested for her alleged connection with the crime of money laundering. In this raid and search of a residence, carried out between the Public Ministry and the National Police, three cell phones were also confiscated. The apprehended woman, along with the evidence, will be placed under the orders of the corresponding authorities. Investigations into this case continue. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/more-than-31000-is-seized Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 11 Moderators Share Posted April 11 Quote 3202 Drug Packages Seized Today Posted 10/04/2024 1,600 packages of what is presumed to be cocaine, were found hidden in two containers by Panama authorities on Wednesday April 10 destined for a port in Belgium. In another drug bust, 1,512 packages of drugs were found in the port of Manzanillo, located in the Caribbean province of Colón, inside a container that was destined for the Belgian port of Antwerp. Also in a Panamanian port, 90 packages of illicit substances in a container were seized. Totals as of mid-March, Panama authorities had seized at least 24 tons of drugs, while in all of 2023 that figure rose to 119.2 tons, the vast majority of which was cocaine. In 2022, Panama seized a historic amount of 138.41 tons of drugs, of which 108.82 were cocaine, according to official figures. Panama is used as a bridge for drugs produced in South America and whose main destination is the United States, the largest consumer of cocaine in the world, and also Europe. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/3202-drug-packages-seized-today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 19 Moderators Share Posted April 19 Quote Man Arrested by Interpol at Tocumen Airport Panama Posted 18/04/2024 Through police units of the National Central Office of Interpol Panama, the arrest of a Jamaican citizen requested by the United States of America was accomplished. Interpol captured a 52-year old Jamaican man at the Tocumen airport Wednesday April 17 2024 after he arrived in transit through Panama, from Medellín Colombia with his final destination being Jamaica. The citizen is wanted by the Superior Prosecutor's Office for International Affairs at the request of the US Courts for the crime of drug trafficking. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/man-arrested-by-interpol-at-tocumen-airport-panama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 22 Moderators Share Posted April 22 Quote 51 Persons Apprehended for Drugs and Money Laundering Posted 21/04/2024 Some 51 people were apprehended during the development of operations called “Exodus” and “Ballena”, which were carried out in the provinces of Panama, Colón, Panamá Oeste, Coclé, Herrera and Los Santos. According to Panamanian authorities, the purpose of these operations was to dismantle two criminal groups allegedly dedicated to the commission of crimes such as international drug trafficking, and money laundering to the detriment of the state financial system. “These two operations aim to dismantle two operational branches of the same criminal group led by a person who is under preventive detention,” said the Attorney General of the Nation, Javier Caraballo, during a press conference. As a result of operation “Exodus”, 33 people were arrested. The First Drug Prosecutor's Office would have obtained information about two citizens nicknamed “El Paciero” and “Yunya”, who acted as the right hand of alias “La Letra” (who has been convicted and detained in the Punta Coco penal center since 2019) for the crimes of assembly and conspiracy and money laundering). According to investigators, “El Paciero” and “Yunya” were the ones who managed the operational routes for shipping drugs to Europe and the United States. This criminal group, which includes aliases “Tuco”, “Yunya” and “Paciero”, was established in Spain and made trips through Europe and Dubai, establishing links in drug trafficking to coordinate the shipment of drugs in containers and by land to Costa Rica. The group sent drugs on cargo planes from Panama and received them in different European ports, supported logistically by alias “Tuco”, who organized the entry of the drugs to the port terminals with the help of aliases “Don Gato” and alias “Negro”.It was reported that, as a result of the shipment of drugs to Europe, money payments were made through international transfers to the Panama banking system, sometimes using triangulations between European and American banks in order to naturally penetrate the financial system. On the other hand, through operation “Ballena”, 18 people were arrested. The investigation of this case began after personnel from the National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) alerted about the existence of a group of people, national and foreign, dedicated to international drug trafficking and money laundering, led by alias “Rey”, who was apprehended on Wednesday, April 17, along with a woman in Colombia, a procedure that was achieved with the collaboration of the Prosecutor's Office of that country. Investigations have determined that alias “Rey” is the operational arm of alias “Paciero”, who is one of the main coordinators from Dubai, where he carries out everything related to the purchase, shipping, distribution and payments of drugs, and where he also appears with the alias “Yunya”. Through Operation Ballena, it was possible to determine the great economic power of this criminal group, which accumulated properties in the country, acquired businesses to give the appearance of legality to the money coming from drug trafficking, and had savings accounts, among others,” Caraballo pointed out. The criminal organization was also characterized by the use of encrypted or closed communication through emails, he added. During the development of both operations, 55 search and search procedures were carried out, resulting in the seizure of 10 firearms, ammunition, high-end vehicles and more than 140 thousand dollars in cash. The arrested persons and the evidence were placed at the disposal of the judicial authorities for proper processing. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/51-persons-apprehended-for-drugs-and-money-laundering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted April 22 Moderators Share Posted April 22 Quote 14 Million Dollars Seized from Organized Crime in Panama Posted 21/04/2024 Several residences located in Costa del Este, Santa María, Marbella and Betania were subject to raids from the early hours of last Wednesday, April 17 as part of operation “Ballena”, carried out by Panamanian authorities to combat organized crime, specifically in their forms of money laundering and drug trafficking. In three years of management, the Task Force against Money Laundering and Corruption of the Ministry of Security has seized over 14 million dollars from organized crime. That could be quite the money maker for the Republic of Panama. As a result of 26 operations carried out against money laundering and corruption, 192 people were captured and 14 million 648 thousand 514 dollars were confiscated, said the Minister of Public Security, Juan Manuel Pino. “Panama, whose territorial position is privileged, offers an extensive platform at the service of the growth of the world economy and international profitability, which makes us an attractive scenario for the actions of transnational organized crime,” acknowledged the head of Public Security. The minister added that this team also responds to requests for assistance from police agencies in other countries, which, in a similar manner, fight against money laundering and transnational crime, following the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force. This special unit is made up of the Money Laundering Division of the Judicial Investigation Directorate, the General Directorate of Revenue, the Financial Analysis Unit, the Public Ministry and the Superintendency of Banks of Panama (SBP), with the support of the FBI Federal Investigation Agency. The headquarters of this Task Force against Money Laundering and Corruption is located in Amador. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/14-million-dollars-seized-from-organized-crime-in-panama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_03 Posted Friday at 11:08 AM Moderators Share Posted Friday at 11:08 AM Quote Panamanian Reynaldo Pérez Palacios Arrested in Bogotá Posted 26/04/2024 He is known in the underworld with the alias “Rey”, he is Panamanian and his real name is Reynaldo Pérez Palacios. He was captured when he was in a hotel in Bogotá, Colombia, by the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) of the Prosecutor's Office of that country, after being required by the Panamanian authorities for crimes related to money laundering and drug trafficking. Alias “Rey”, according to judicial authorities, is supposedly the leader of a drug trafficking network that sent cocaine to the United States and Europe. The Colombian prosecutor's office reported that the Panamanian had at his disposal a structure that camouflaged cocaine in containers, cargo vehicles and planes that transported merchandise, to transport them from Panama to different destinations. It also emerged that “Rey” frequented Dubai and other countries to establish contacts for transnational cocaine trafficking and “supposedly” received money through international transfers that were triangulated to European and American banks, to finally reach the banking system of Panama. The Colombian authorities detailed that this capture complements the work carried out by the Panamanian authorities, in the so-called 'Exodus' and 'Whale' operations, which allowed the capture of 51 people, the seizure of 10 firearms, ammunition, high-quality vehicles range and more than $140,000 in cash. The capture of Pérez was achieved in a joint effort by the Colombian Prosecutor's Office and the Panamanian authorities. According to Colombian authorities, alias “Rey” frequently went to Dubai and other European countries to make contacts and thus carry out cocaine trafficking and received international money transfers. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/panamanian-reynaldo-perez-palacios-arrested-in-bogota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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