The rail-transport system will be modernized… some day. Although president Luis Guillermo Solís declared that the goal was to have a better rail-transport system in 2017 or 2018, Cristian Vargas, executive president of the Costa Rican Railroad Institute (INCOFER), said that authorities will need decades to have a modern service. The project is known as […]
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A 61-year-old Guatemalan was transporting 53 kilos of cocaine
The Drug Control Police intercepted a 61-year-old Guatemalan surnamed Millinedo Galindo, who was driving a truck. After checking it, officers found 53 kilos of cocaine. The drug was hidden in the bottom of the container. The operation took place in La Cruz, Guanacaste. According to the authorities, the vehicle intended to go to Nicaragua. The […]
A bill aims to punish owners whose cars make noise or pollute the environment
The Constitutional Chamber green-lighted a regulation that allows to punish owners whose cars produce noise or emissions of gases, smoke or pollutant particles that exceed the limits. The magistrates, by a majority, declared constitutional Bill No. 19,636, which aims to add an incision to the Traffic Law, which regulates these fines. Five judges voted positive, […]
The OIJ detained 7 criminals related to Ojos Bellos gang
On Thursday morning, the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) detained 7 suspects of the massacre that occurred in Cieneguita, Limón, in October, 2016. They were accomplices of Dinnier Estrada Jiménez, alias “Ojos bellos”, who was also arrested. Wálter Espinoza, director of the organization, said that this gang is responsable for the shooting on the beach where […]
A bill aims to fight street sexual harassment
A group of legislators presented a bill to fight street sexual harassment in public or private spaces and establish the procedure to be followed in these cases, as well as the prison sentences for that crime. The initiative, which is processed under file 20299, would regulate the application of the necessary protective measures to guarantee […]
Victims of Ojos Bellos and Gato Cole gangs
On October 2nd, four innocent people were killed in a shoot-out between “Ojos Bellos” and “Gato Cole” gangs, the strongest criminal groups in Limón. The fight killed an 11-year-old boy, a 15-year-old teenager and two mothers who were spending some time at the beach with their children. According to Wálter Espinoza, director of the Judicial […]