520 kg cocaine found near Panama Canal

By IANS/EFE,

Panama City : Over 520 kg of cocaine was found inside an abandoned vehicle on the banks of the Panama Canal, officials said.


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The vehicle was abandoned a short distance from the Bridge of the Americas, the National Police said Sunday.

The occupants apparently abandoned the vehicle when they spotted a police checkpoint on the approach to the bridge.

The narcotics were dredged up from the canal and were deposited close to the Bridge of the Americas, police said.

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