{"id":16267,"date":"2016-04-05T15:31:03","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=16267"},"modified":"2016-04-05T15:31:03","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T20:31:03","slug":"panama-increases-troops-on-border-with-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/panama-increases-troops-on-border-with-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Panama Increases Troops on Border with Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pan-col-border.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16268\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/pan-col-border.jpg\" alt=\"pan col border\" width=\"328\" height=\"431\" 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<span id=\"IL_AD11\" class=\"IL_AD\">grenades<\/span> and mortars, and despite patrolling for several hours, the athorities had only found cases and other ammunition, but none of the criminals.<\/p>\n<p>Media reports state that after being made aware of the incident, the Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela, sent two National <span id=\"IL_AD3\" class=\"IL_AD\">Air Service<\/span> helicopters and a surgeon to the area.<\/p>\n<p>According to official sources, the \u00dasuga gang is considered the largest and best organized criminal gang in Colombia, and an important drug cartel on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Panamanian police data has revealed that Colombia has increased its drug production by 80 percent, forcing the Panamanian\u2019s to strengthen <span id=\"IL_AD6\" class=\"IL_AD\">efforts<\/span> against drug crime in their country.<\/p>\n<p>The Panamanian Security Minister Rodolfo Aguilera, has recently stated that he meets <span id=\"IL_AD7\" class=\"IL_AD\">every six months<\/span> 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