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Panama Port Officials Arrested for Exploiting Salvadoran Cargo in International Drug Scheme.

In a major blow to maritime organized crime, Panamanian authorities launched Operation Dársena Cero, resulting in the arrest of 16 individuals linked to a sophisticated drug-trafficking network. The group specialized in the contamination of shipping containers, a tactic where illicit substances are hidden within legitimate cargo already inside the port system. This crackdown, spanning the provinces of Panama, Colón, and Panama Oeste, targeted a …
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The Public Ministry of Panama and the National Police of Panama captured 11 people during Operation Dársena Cero, an investigation against a structure dedicated to international drug trafficking. According to the Panamanian authorities, the network consisted of port employees, officials and transporters who altered commercial containers within the country’s ports before sending them to international destinations. Among the cases investigated is …

On Tuesday, the authorities of Panama captured 16 people, including port workers and customs officials, in the framework of an investigation initiated in 2023 due to the contamination with container drugs that, for the most part, had as destination countries of Europe. The entry Customs officials and port workers captured in Panama by drug trafficking was first published in the Digital Process.

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The Panamanian authorities captured 16 people who are part of a network dedicated to international drug trafficking through the contamination of containers in Panama’s ports. Detainees include port workers, transporters and officials linked to logistics operations that allowed illegal shipments into containers with final destination to Europe. The operation, called “Dársena [...] The post They capture in Panama a network narcos appeared first on…

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Diario Digital Cronio de El Salvador broke the news on Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
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