Panama puts organised crime experts on hunt for missing girls
A team of organised crime experts from Panama’s justice ministry is picking up the investigation into the disappearance of two Dutch girls at the beginning of April.
A senior official told a news conference on Thursday the team is one of the most experienced in the country. ‘This shows Panama is still making the disappearance a very high priority,’ RTL news says.
Lisanne Froon (22) and Kris Kremers (21) went missing on April 1 after making plans to go on a country walk near the mountain town of Boquete. They were in Panama to learn Spanish and were staying with a local family.
No trace of the girls has been found since.
The Panamanian official said the involvement of the experts did not necessarily mean there is an organised crime connection and that all options remain open.
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