Colombia and Panama have agreed to increase joint military operations in the Darien jungle region to tackle drug trafficking, illegal mining, and irregular migration.
Traversing the Darien gap that connects Colombia and Panama has become a popular route to the United States in recent years for thousands of migrants, who must often contend with illegal armed groups, such as Colombian criminal gang, Clan del Golfo.
Military authorities, government officials and diplomats from the two Latin American countries agreed to step up operations during a meeting on Tuesday.
