Archives for December 27, 2017

What to do with Christmas tree once the holidays are over? There are still people who don’t know how to get rid of it. Throw it in the trash along with other waste, burn it or leave it on public roads, are some of the most common practices, but not the most appropriate. If you […]

Some 26,000 doses of ecstasy were sent from Germany to Costa Rica through an airmail package. The press office of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) reported that the shipment -made through a private company- was removed by a man named Torres, who was arrested as part of the investigation. That amount is translated into […]

Abdelkader Benali Mohamedi, also known as ‘El Laca’, is a well-known drug trafficker who sent cocaine to Europe in Costa Rican pineapples. Benali, arrested last week in Andalusia, is designated by the National Police of Spain as the brain of a powerful family organization for drug trafficking and with a broad power in North Africa. […]

Two men, an adult and a child, were dragged by the currents of the sea on Wednesday, according to an official report from the Communications Department of the Red Cross. The victims were in the vicinity of Corozalito Beach on the south coast of the Canton of Nandayure, in the province of Guanacaste. According to […]

The strong winds will cause choppy sea in the national Caribbean, so there will be waves up to 2.4 meters high in the coming days. The conditions will be risky for small boats and bathers. The choppy sea conditions will remain until Saturday, as confirmed by oceanographer Omar Lizano, from the Center for Research in […]

A forensic doctor and agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) are verified the health conditions of the cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños, as confirmed by a source linked to the case. The Public Ministry had confirmed on December 14th that Legal Medicine would evaluate the case of Bolaños’ knee at the request of his […]