Shot in the culecos - Ivan Michael Almengor, age 32, took a fatal bullet to the neck in Las Lomas, David. The shot was a byproduct of a fight between the Tortugas and Sapo gangs in the public plaza where culecos water tanker trucks spray down carnival goers. Almengor was killed in front of his...
Cops seize cocaine briefcases - Police confiscated 300 kilos of cocaine valued at $24 million in the Coco Solo port area of Colon on Thursday. The drugs, hidden in eight briefcases, were passing through Panama from Ecuador headed for Belgium or Holland, depending on local reports. Alleged teacher-killers arrested - Authorities have apprehended three...
Shot eight times in El Chorillo - Orlando Kerr, age 50, was shot eight times outside of the La Renovacion multifamily buildings on Street 25 in El Chorillo on Sunday morning. Kerr, who lived in Santa Ana, was visiting family members at the time of his shooting. La Critica quoted his pastor as saying...
Woman strangled in Colon – Anabelis Melgar Martinez, age 18, was strangled to death with a towel in a motel room in Colon. Police have arrested her 22-year-old boyfriend for the murder and were surprised to find him in the company of the victim’s sister. Robbers hit Banco Nacional – Armed bank robbers held...
A group of Mexican assassins might be in Panama after Mexican authorities lost their trail in the Chiriqui border area of Paso Canoas. The group, which includes two women, is believed to be connected to the Sinaloa gang and snuffing out members of the rival Los Zetas gang, operating in Central America. They have...
