According to prosecutors, the arrests of these citizens were the result of Operations Napoleón and Fixar, carried out jointly with the National Police in the western provinces of Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro and Veraguas.
According to the report, 31 people were arrested in 64 raids on allegations linked to drug-related offences, six people had ties to gangs, while two others are pending trial.
The MP said that seven vehicles, a boat, a firearm, cash and clothing were also confiscated.
According to the investigations of the First Chief Drug Attorney, the criminal network was involved in related narcotics sales, trafficking and distribution, micro-trafficking, money laundering, attempted manslaughter, and firearms possession and trafficking and robbery, among others. National Police Commissioner Irving Castillo told the press that these operations are aimed at rooting out criminal groups that are negatively affecting the tranquility of citizens.
More than 500 law enforcement officers, as well as State Department officials, took part in the action, he said.
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