Abdelkader Benali Mohamedi, also known as ‘El Laca’, is a well-known drug trafficker who sent cocaine to Europe in Costa Rican pineapples. Benali, arrested last week in Andalusia, is designated by the National Police of Spain as the brain of a powerful family organization for drug trafficking and with a broad power in North Africa. […]
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Sea drags father and son in Guanacaste beach
Two men, an adult and a child, were dragged by the currents of the sea on Wednesday, according to an official report from the Communications Department of the Red Cross. The victims were in the vicinity of Corozalito Beach on the south coast of the Canton of Nandayure, in the province of Guanacaste. According to […]
Alert over choppy sea on Caribbean beaches
The strong winds will cause choppy sea in the national Caribbean, so there will be waves up to 2.4 meters high in the coming days. The conditions will be risky for small boats and bathers. The choppy sea conditions will remain until Saturday, as confirmed by oceanographer Omar Lizano, from the Center for Research in […]
Forensic doctor and OIJ checked health conditions of Juan Carlos Bolaños
A forensic doctor and agents of the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) are verified the health conditions of the cement importer Juan Carlos Bolaños, as confirmed by a source linked to the case. The Public Ministry had confirmed on December 14th that Legal Medicine would evaluate the case of Bolaños’ knee at the request of his […]
Three garbage trucks were filled after celebrations in San José
After the Tope Nacional San José, the amount of garbage left in the streets of the capital required three garbage trucks. The activity took place on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday, cleaning personnel assigned by the Municipality of San José carried out the work to collect the waste left by thousands of horsemen and attendants. We […]
Bancrédito Manager was fired
The general manager of Bancrédito, Gerardo Porras, was fired on December 22nd, after the intervention by the National Council of Supervision of the Financial System (Conassif). This was announced by the workers’ union of the bank, who say that Porras himself was the one who broke the news last week. Julio Baltodano, General Secretary of […]