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Panama seizes one ton of cocaine
Written by XINHUA Monday, 08 March 2010 00:00
The Panamanian authorities seized on Monday about one ton of cocaine in Darien province on the border with Colombia, the Panamanian National Service of Borders said.
A mobile patrol of the Pacific Battalion of this institution discovered a pack of drugs hidden in a beach near by Jaque town on the Pacific Ocean coasts.
The institution said in a statement that they found 11 sacks filled with drugs, but did not say whether they detained people or not during the operation.
The authorities also found two motorbike helmets, four machetes, fire guns and a black canvas used to cover the drugs.
According to initial reports, the drugs will be taken to Panama City, where officers of the Prosecutor's Office of Drug will continue the investigations.
Before the seizure, the Judicial Investigation Direction of Panama had reported that in the first two months of this year, they had seized 5.7 tons of drugs, mainly cocaine.
