UPDATE: Bocas strongarm tactics

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by James “JB” Bryson

I recently posted about a trip a friend and I took to Bocas del Toro to take pictures and update the situation revolving around a parcel of land that he “legally” owns and is currently occupied and being squatted upon.

In the follow up, I was contacted by a PNO.com reader that illustrated to me just how ignorant I truly am on the activity that occurs much more often than people may know in Bocas.

Once I receive permission to disseminate what he has told me, I will be able to hopefully post this on the site and see how many other people have experienced the same issues down there.

 

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