Costa Rican Red Cross rescuers have to deal with insults, threats with weapons and theft while trying to save lives in the country. It seems as if criminals have set their eyes on the entity, since it reports at least three cases of risk incidents per month. We thought that people still had faith, trust […]
Archives for March 2017
Canadian man killed while photographing sunrise in Limón
A Canadian man named Mccaklum died early on Sunday after being wounded with a knife in Puerto Viejo de Limón. The man came to the country with a group of tourists on February 19th and they were enjoying the Caribbean beaches. On Sunday, he got up early to photograph the sunrise on the beach where […]
Tourists were rescued from sinking boat near San Lucas
A video published on the Facebook site Noticias del Puerto shows moments of tension and despair, as people went to help a group of tourists who were on board of a sinking boat near San Lucas Island on Saturday at about 3 p.m. A fishing boat and a tourist boat were the first to approach […]
Alleged “Los Nicoyanos” gang members were arrested
After several months of investigation and three confidential calls denouncing drug sales, , the Police Drug Control (PCD) arrested four suspects, alleged members of “Los Nicoyanos” drug gang in Palmira Carrillo in Guanacaste. The calls were received in July 2016 and the investigation resulted in the capture of the suspects, including the alleged leader of […]
Campaign to “catch” Uber drivers
Uber opponents are launching a campaign through social media to “catch” Uber drivers and have traffic officers fine them. According to the image sent via WhatsApp and Facebook, the idea is to book a trip through the app and take the driver to the location of a traffic officer. After the service is completed, they […]
A drug-trafficking gang was dismantled
The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested 9 people linked to a drug trafficking gang that carried drugs from Colombia, stored them in Costa Rica and shipped them to Europe and the United States. The 11 raids were carried out in Pérez Zeledón, La Uruca, Alajuela and Quepos, thanks to an investigation that started in January […]