LatinNews Daily - 14 December 2020

Panama: On 7 December US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Timothy Shea arrived in Panama on an official visit, marking the first time a DEA administrator visited Panama, a hub for regional DEA operations. Upon his arrival Shea and US chargé d’affaires Stewart Tuttle participated in meetings with Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo, Panama’s attorney general Eduardo Ulloa, and public security minister (Minseg) Juan Pino, along with other high-level Panamanian security officials. According to a US embassy press release, during the meetings the US delegation reaffirmed its long-standing law enforcement relationship with Panama and its role in maintaining security in the region. Shea’s visit was a preamble to the annual US-Panama High-Level Security Dialogue (HLSD), which took place in Panama on 10 December and which was attended by Admiral Craig Faller, the commander of the US Southern Command (Southcom), among other top officials. At the event senior government officials held bilateral security talks regarding efforts to combat drug trafficking and money laundering in the region.   

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