Canadian arrested at Costa Rican airport with drugs in surfboard
A Canadian man was arrested Thursday when more than 3 kilograms of cocaine were found in his surfboard at Juan Santamaría International Airport, the Security Ministry reported. The man, whose name was withheld, was attempting to return to Canada on a flight destined for Montreal.
“The drug was detected in a surfboard during a baggage screen” a press release from the Security Ministry read. “Airport authorities found three packets of apparent clorhydrate cocaine, which was weighted at 3.456 kilograms.”
The statement said that the man will be held in prison for six months and will face a penalty of up to 20 years if found guilty of drug trafficking charges.
The incident was the second drug-related arrest of a Canadian man at the Juan Santamaría airport in the last two weeks. On March 15, a 48-year old Canadian man with the last name McClory was questioned by airport police after he reportedly “appeared nervous” while passing through customs. Upon a search of McClory’s bag, 3.570 kilograms of cocaine were found in his suitcase. According to the Security Ministry, McClory will face drug trafficking charges.
You may be interested

Costa Rica summons law IMF law projects to Legislative Assembly
Alejandro Zúñiga - January 26, 2021The Executive Branch summed 36 bills to the floor of the Legislative Assembly for debate, including three that relate to…

Costa Rica to vaccinate entire adult population against Covid-19
Alejandro Zúñiga - January 25, 2021Costa Rica plans to vaccinate its entire adult population against the coronavirus and has signed a budget to accomplish that…

KLM says it will continue long-haul flights, but rebook passengers
Alejandro Zúñiga - January 25, 2021After initially saying that it would suspend all long-haul flights, KLM announced it has established coronavirus protocols that will allow…