Dozens of drug packets recovered from the governor's car in Panama

Dozens of drug packets recovered from the governor's car in Panama

When the suspects were identified, one of them turned out to be the governor (Photo, Twitter)

• Panama City: 79 packets of drugs were recovered from the governor's car in Panama.

• According to local media, Panamanian police stopped a vehicle on suspicion of drug trafficking. A search of the vehicle turned up 79 packets of drugs under the seats.

• One of the suspects was later identified as Eric Martillo, the governor of Guna Yala, Panama. Police say they searched a vehicle stuck in a traffic jam after receiving a tip-off.

• Panamanian President Nato Cortazo wrote in his Twitter message, referring to the police operation, that violations of the law by government employees and officials would not be tolerated.