Immigration police are paroling high traffic areas and checking the immigration status of street vendors. Last week officers detained 3 Nicaraguan and 1 Colombian national and are processing them for deportation. Original Article in crhoy.com
Infidelity, distrust of employees among motivation to hire private detectives
According to a private investor with Localizaciones Rápidas, 90 percent of customers are concerned with infidelity in a relationship. The remaining 10 percent are companies that monitor employees and situations related to child support. Typical business cases involve scams, embezzlement of money, and abuse of trust. Child support cases are usually related to tracking a […]
Health Officals to Fumigate in La Carpio for Chagas disease
Officials with the Ministry of Health and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) have announced they will perform a fumigation in La Carpio, following the identification of a case of Chagas disease in a 12 year old child. Screening of blood donations has identified 30 to 40 possible cases of Changas, which often goes […]
Edén Pastora to Chinchilla: Stop Hating
Eden Pastora, also known as “Comandante Cero” has responded publicly to the officials in Costa Rica who are seeking his arrest through an INTERPOL warrant. Pastora claimed that both INTERPOL and the Costa Rican government have violated his rights and he will take his case before InterAmerican Court of Human Rights (IACHR). He also acknowledged […]
Ministry of Health announces it will get tough on street food sellers
Ministry of Health and municipal police in San Jose are preparing to launch an operation to seize the goods of street food sellers, as they constitute a risk to public health. According to Dr. Ileana Herrera, Directorate General of the Ministry of Health, examples include food such as tamales, empanadas, fish, and homemade breads, which […]
OIJ arrests three for attacks on bank customers
Judicial agents arrested three people in three raids in Desamparados and Barrio Mexico, as suspected members of a band that has robbed nine bank customers for 20 million colones ($40,567). In each case two of the men would case the inside of the bank and phone the other in order to identify the victim. In […]