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Police officers arrested on charges of bribery at border

January 13, 2014 by Staff News Writer

The officers were arrested in PeƱas Blancas.


Two police officers in La Cruz, Guanacaste have been arrested by judicial police and are accused of taking bribes from food vendors operating in the border area. The investigation was started after three food vendors brought a complaint before the attorney general in Liberia. It is believed that the officers saw increased holiday traffic at the border as a reason to shake down vendors.

Original Article in Diario Extra

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