On Tuesday, agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) of Puriscal conducted a raid in the area of Charcón del Estero, in the house of an alleged ‘narcofamilia’. According to information collected by the agents over several months, the house was the operations’ center for sale and distribution of drugs and narcotics. Inside the house […]
2017 would bring greater employment opportunities
The employment rates for the first quarter of 2017 are expected to be positive. Out of 620,000 companies surveyed in Costa Rica, 21% said it would increase its workforce. The survey ‘Employment Expectations ManpowerGroup’ consulted 60,000 people in 43 countries. In the case of Costa Rica, the survey companies grouped companies by sector, activity and […]
New case of fake bills in San Marcos de Tarrazú
After a new alert related to the circulation of 20,000 colones counterfeit bills, officers of the security forces intervene again on Monday night. The case was registered in the district of San Marcos in Tarrazú, a province of San José, in a warehouse located opposite to the community’s school. There, a woman bought several items […]
Cocaine smuggling group condemned
Four people were sentenced for integrating a gang that was trafficking cocaine in heavy trucks to Nicaragua. According to Deputy Prosecutor for Organized Crime, the sentence was handed down on Monday by the Criminal Court of Liberia. It was established that a gang formed a criminal organization dedicated to international transport of cocaine through the […]
Traffic fines will drop in January
The Consumer Price Index for June 2016, published by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INEC), was -0.88%. In that percentage, as established by the Traffic Law, Traffic fines will be reduced from January 1st, 2017. Under this scenario, the highest fine for violations of Article 143 of the Road Traffic Act, such as […]
Failed attempts to rule on medical marijuana plan
A new attempt to rule on the bill that seeks to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana stumbled on Tuesday in the Committee on Legal Affairs of the Legislative Assembly. The members of the legislative panel were ready to approve a substitute text to the project, but they were unable to do so because of […]