This was posted on Stinng's website 911 on 5/27/03...Two months ago.
Panama City has become an increasingly violent place to live in recent years. Crime is increasing and includes armed robbery, muggings, bag snatching and 'express kidnapping’s where a victim is kidnapped and forced to remove funds from an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). Rich Americans are often the targets and it is estimated that 9 out of every 10 sportsbook owners who reside in Panama over the next two years will be robbed at gunpoint at least once over that period.