Not everyone in Costa Rica is taking the holy part of Semana Santa seriously. Police have arrested 276 people so far during the holiday and seized a surprising amount of illegal foodstuffs .
Here is a breakdown of the arrests made so far during the Easter Holy Week:
63
arrested for irregular immigration
40
arrested for violating the country’s psychotropics law (possessing or selling illicit drugs)
31
arrested for domestic violence
21
arrested for vandalism
6
arrested for possession of illegal firearms or explosives
6
arrested for resisting authority
1
arrested for attempted murder
1
arrested for sexual offenses
Seizures
While plenty of the confiscations involved illegal drugs — the largest seizure this week has been illegally imported fish (a popular dinner during the holidays). Police nabbed a Nicaraguan man with 593 fish hidden in his truck Monday. The fish did not meet health requirements in Costa Rica.
Curiously, police classified the large seizure as “historic” because it is the largest load of illegal fish ever captured during Semana Santa.
Breakdown of confiscated illegal goods:
593
fish
151
kilograms of meat (illegally transported, imported or packaged)
18
kilograms of cheese (illegally transported, imported or packaged)
7
boxes of prescription drugs
325
liters of contraband liquor
156
marijuana joints
97
doses of crack
87.2
ounces of marijuana
76
kilos of cocaine
