The Office of the Prosecutor against Organized Crime (FACDO) called 25 witnesses in the trial against four doctors and a business owner linked to an organization for the illicit extraction of organs for international traffic. The case dates back to 2013, when the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) and the Public Ministry unveiled the case that […]
Archives for August 22, 2017
Medical Union demands more security measures for their protection
Members of the National Medical Union ask for emergency buttons, security perimeters and metal detectors in hospitals, following the aggression against a doctor on Monday at the hospital in Alajuela. Edwin Solano, president of the Union, stressed that in other places such as Desamparados and Limón they have had to implement some of these measures […]
Costa Rican sisters condemned for money laundering in Guatemala were extradited
Two Costa Rican sisters who sentenced in Guatemala for money laundering were extradited on Tuesday to comply with their conviction in the country, reported the prison system. The sisters were dispatched on a plane to Costa Rica from the La Aurora International Airport in the Guatemalan capital in a simultaneous extradition process, said SP spokesman […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees to Visit Costa Rica
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) will visit countries in the region, including Costa Rica. Filippo Grandi, leader of the UN agency charged with the protection of refugees and displaced persons, will be in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Mexico and Costa Rica. According to UNHCR, the objective of the visit is to get […]
Services return to normal after tropical wave hit South Zone
The Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) reported that the damages in the electrical and telecommunications networks in some communities in the Southern Zone of the country, caused by the 35th tropical wave, were repaired and now services are back to normal. According to reports, the affected telecommunications equipment in the areas of Rancho Quemado, Río […]
Contaminated garlic was seized by border authorities
Authorities prevented contaminated garlic from entering the country. At two different times, Paso Canoas Tax Control Police stopped vehicles with a total of 1,000 kilograms of garlic each. The shipments did not have the corresponding phytosanitary permits and tried to circumvent the official controls. After the arrest, the State Phytosanitary Service (SFE) denied the entry. […]