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Police has no reports of clowns kidnapping children

October 14, 2016 by Staff News Writer

A WhatsApp voice note alerting about a situation that allegedly occurred in Tres Ríos on Wednesday, when a group of clowns were looking for children to kidnap them, has gone viral. In the audio you can hear a woman saying I don’t know if you have noticed what is happening in the United States, where […]

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More than 130 doses of drug confiscated in Guanacaste

October 14, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Operations of the security forces and the Operational Support Group (GAO) seized 119 doses of crack, 15 doses of marijuana, 146 grams of the same drug, two kilos of cocaine, half a kilo of compressed marijuana and cash. The men who carried the drugs are named Jiménez, Fernández and 19-year-old Martínez, in different parts of […]

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Indigenous culture inspired 100% Costa Rican videogame

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

Indigenous culture: its legends, beliefs and history were the breeding ground for a 100% Costa Rican videogame. “El camino de Useköl” (the path of Useköl) is the name of this brand creation from the cultural products company Juegos Ditsö, which works to publicize the richness of legends and beliefs of the peoples of Costa Rica […]

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Investigation on questionable van intervention

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The Ministry of Public Security (MPS) is investigating law enforcement officers who intervened a seemingly irregularly van with commercial goods in Hatillo. The complaint came at the hands of the Public Force during Tuesday morning. Juan José Andrade, director of the Public Force, ordered a disciplinary investigation. The man also ordered the patrol used by […]

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Road closure on Virilla bridge, San José-Alajuela direction

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

The repairs of a slab surface on the bridge Virilla General Cañas forced the closure of the passage in San José-Alajuela direction, from 10:00 p.m. October 13th until 5:00 a.m. on October 14th. Due to weather conditions in the cantonal border between San José and Heredia, last night the workers were unable to perform the […]

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Man arrested with 51 iguanas

October 13, 2016 by Staff News Writer

After several days of investigation, yesterday at 3 a.m. a 55-year-old man was arrested in Santa Bárbara de Santa Cruz. The man was on a bus with 51 iguanas, one adult and 50 newborns, to allegedly try and sell then in San José. The operation was in charge of the regional office of the Judicial […]

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