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Panama seized a record haul of 128 tons of drugs in 2021, President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday. The figure represented a 43 percent increase...

Panamanian authorities have seized a record haul of drug money -- more than $10 million in cash -- in a crackdown on gangs linked...

The Colombian government announced Tuesday that 116 tons of cocaine had been seized in a month and a half of joint military operations with countries in America and Europe.

Costa Rican authorities seized 4.3 metric tons of cocaine that were hidden in a container with a shipment of ceramic arriving from Colombia, the government reported Sunday.

In 2020, Costa Rican authorized seized a record 71.2 tons of cocaine and marijuana. The United States provides financial and material support to Costa Rica's anti-narcotics efforts. 

Costa Rican authorities seized 1.1 metric tons of cocaine and detained six men

The six men captured — five Costa Ricans and one Honduran — were placed under the jurisdiction of the prosecutor's office.

With the help of the United States, Colombia and Costa Rica, the authorities of these countries seek to curb drug trafficking in the region.

Panamanian authorities seized five tons of drugs aboard a semi-submersible device, in an operation in which four Colombians were arrested.

Central America is one of the main routes for drugs headed from South America to the United States and Europe.