Panama: $26 million for Public Safety

The government has announced it will buy an aircraft and maritime interdiction boats, and will contract maintenance for aircraft in the National Air Service.

Monday, May 16, 2016

The Cabinet has endorsed the purchase of a DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 aircraft as well as maritime interdiction vessels DAMEN 1102 and three contracts for maintenance of aircraft order to strengthen the capacity of the National Air Service (Senan).

From a statement issued by the Presidency of Panama:

With this acquisition of over 26 million dollars the mission of the organization is strengthened in the fight against drug trafficking, rescue operations and other actions against organized crime.

Both the DHC-6 Twin Otter 400 as well as the DAMEN 1102 boats are multipurpose ships (operations against drug trafficking, smuggling, patrolling, surveillance, special operations and rapid response).

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