THREE  of  the six tons  of cocaine seized  in  Panama, in the first two months of the year,   were   discovered in the ports of Balboa and Manzanillo, bound for Europe according to Eduardo De La Torre the public prosecutor specialized in drug related offenses.

At a  March 24 press conference,  De La Torre said that the  six tons represents an increase compared to the five tons  seized in  the same period last year. 2016.

400 kilos of marijuana, and 25 kilos of stone or crack were also seized.

The prosecuors report says  that 306 cases of drug-related offenses were filed before the courts,

The greatest number of arrests in drug-related offenses were in the 18 to 30 age group.