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Judicial Investigation Police Opens New Office

People wishing to file criminal complaints in Buenos Aires in Puntarenas province no longer have to travel as far.
The Judicial Investigation Police opened a new office in that neighborhood Jan. 21. Previously, residents had to travel to Pérez Zeledón Canton, roughly 61 kilometers (38 miles) away.
The new office is located on the first floor of the court on the north side of the Buenos Aires central park. The phone number is 730-5067.
 

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