Transnational_issues of Panama
| Disputes - international: | organized illegal narcotics operations in Colombia operate within the remote border region with Panama |
| Illicit drugs: | major cocaine transshipment point and primary money-laundering center for narcotics revenue; money-laundering activity is especially heavy in the Colon Free Zone; offshore financial center; negligible signs of coca cultivation; monitoring of financial transactions is improving; official corruption remains a major problem |