Health authorities broke up over a dozen weekend quarantine busting parties, including, liquor, and drugs.in  Panama West an epi-center of  COVID-19 infections.

Police broke up one event  during Sunday’s  total lockdown in  a mall  on the Arraiján - La Chorrera highway where the hosts had  hired  five sex-workers and provided drinks, condoms and  illegal substances

The offenders were detained and brought before a judge  and Health authorities said  they will request that” they be punished to the maximum extent permitted by law.”