The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) conducts 13 raids to dismantle a drug selling gang that is also linked to several homicides in Guápiles. Marisel Rodríguez, spokesperson of the entity, reported that so far there are nine people arrested and seized firearms, marijuana and crack. The raids were carried out in the area known as El […]
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Prosecutor dismissed 73% of cases related to money laundering
According to the “National Situation Report on Drugs and Related Activities 2016” report presented on Monday by the Costa Rican Institute on Drugs (ICD), the Deputy Prosecutor’s Office for Money Laundering dismissed 73% of the 195 cases completed during the years 2015 and 2016. For example, in 2015, 65 of the 95 concluded cases were […]
Yellow alert is maintained throughout the country
The National Emergency Commission (CNE) maintains the yellow alert in the North Zone, the Caribbean, the North Pacific, the Central Valley and the cantons of Montes de Oro, Esparza and Puntarenas, due to the cold front that affects the country. During the night of Sunday, it rained persistently in the Caribbean region and in the […]
Map shows distribution of incidents due to strong winds
A map shows in real time where most of the incidents due to the strong winds are affecting the country. According to the Fire Department, most incidents respond to emergencies caused by short circuits and falling trees. Emergencies associated with strong winds exceed 260 dispatches, mainly in San José, Alajuela, Cartago, Heredia and Puntarenas. Also, […]
Mob attacked the police in Barranca
A mob attacked a group of policemen on Monday afternoon. The confrontation occurred when officers of the Public Force went to the sector of Los Almendros, after receiving an alert of motorcycle theft in Barranca de Puntarenas. According to police sources in the area, the report received indicated that a young man had been robbed […]
Minister of Justice will leave office later this month
Cecilia Sánchez, Minister of Justice and Peace, will step down from office on December 31st to assume the leadership of the Latin American Institute of the United Nations for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (Ilanud). This was confirmed on December 11th by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship, through a press […]