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Prisoner with electronic bracelet arrested with revolver and 22 doses of crack

July 2, 2017 by Staff News Writer

A prisoner that carried an electronic bracelet was stopped by the Public Force of Heredia with a caliber 38 revolver and 22 doses of crack cocaine.

The residents of San Pablo de Heredia called the Public Force to complain about a motorized, armed man who was prowling the streets of the neighborhood Pastoras of La Puebla.

When the officers arrived at the site, they stopped a man on a motorcycle without a plate.

The suspect was identified as Mora and, in addition to the gun and the drugs, the officers also confiscated ยข17 thousand colones in cash.

According to what the Public Force managed to determine with the Directorate of Social Adaptation, Mora went to prison for the crime of aggravated robbery.

crhoy.com

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