Officers of the Armed Forces arrested a man with 154 packages of cocaine, when the police was searching for a vehicle suspected of involvement in an assault in Heredia. Officers inspected the vehicle that had double lining at the rear and located 143 kilos of cocaine. The suspect’s name is Marín and he was caught […]
The tolls for Route 27 will rise this weekend
Beginning on April 1st 2017, the quarterly ordinary adjustment of toll rates for Route 27 will be applied in accordance with the terms of the concession contract. The rate for both motorcycles and light vehicles in the toll of Escazú will have no changes, as well as the ramp toll in Atenas. Likewise, the amounts […]
Recent construction of clandestine wharf owned by Macho Coca is under investigation
A businessman from Limón named Bell, popularly known as ‘Macho Coca’, is investigated for the alleged recent construction of a clandestine pier in Portete de Limón. Bell, linked to the fishing sector, began to be known in 2015, pointed out for building a port structure on State land in that same town. Now, the Deputy […]
Costa Rica is joining violence trend in Central America
Costa Rica has jumped on a train of violence, blood and murder. During the last two years it broke records in the amount of homicides, and 2017 continues down that worrying path. The Office of Plans and Operations (OPO) of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) calculates that this year the number of murders will exceed […]
US warns: narcs are the biggest “launderers” in Costa Rica
Those luxury cars that you see in the streets or the life of opulence that many live, suspiciously, could have a clear explanation… The US Department of State indicated in a report that drug trafficking is the largest “launderer” of illicit capital in Costa Rica. To the fame of an eco-friendly country, respectful of human […]
Legislator: “Friends of Palestine promote violent demonstrations in Costa Rica”
On Monday, legislator Sandra Piszk, from the National Liberation Party (PLN), denounced that supporters of Palestina in Costa Rica are promoting violent demonstrations in the country, although fortunately they have not succeed. Piszk gave this statement when justifying her negative vote for the approval on second reading of an agreement for cooperation between Costa Rica […]