TENDERS for duty free location at Tocumen International airport  will be  launched in January 2017.

The available locations include 77 premises in Terminal 1  currently operated by the  Waked family’s Wisa group which has  been placed on the Clinton list with alleged links to drugs and money laundering according to US authorities

The Tocumen administration said on several occasions that they estimated holding the tender before the end of this year especially after the problem with stores belonging to Wisa reports CentralAmericaData.

Waked International S.A.,  has operated 77 duty free premises since 2007. Its expires in December 2017. The stores have been selling only to customers paying cash

An article on Prensa.com reports that "...Tocumen is also preparing tenders for concessions of commercial premises in the south terminal, which to date is 63% complete. The aim is have a schedule for the tender before the end of this year. The calls will be made during 2017, with the first one being in the food category."