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20 drug gangs have been dismantled in 2017

March 16, 2017 by Staff News Writer

The investigations carried out by the Drug Control Police (PCD) officers resulted in 20 drug gangs being dismantled in Costa Rica.

As reflected by statistics of the PCD, 15 of these gangs operated locally and eight of them were family-based. The other 5 gangs operated internationally.

For the authorities of the PCD citizen’s denunciation is important. Many of the investigations against these groups start thanks to the data provided by the complainants through the confidential and free line: 1176.

crhoy.com

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