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English authorities seize 1.2 tons of Cocaine from Costa Rica

Tico Times - December 27, 2021

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U.S. Embassy donates $1 million in cars to Costa Rica’s Justice Ministry

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China donates motorcycles, security equipment to Costa Rica

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U.S. Coast Guard to fight illegal fishing in Central America

English authorities seize 1.2 tons of Cocaine from Costa Rica

Tico Times - December 27, 2021

Over 70 officers in England were involved in an operation allegedly using a shipment of bananas from Costa Rica to disguise a significant quantity...

U.S. Embassy donates $1 million in cars to Costa Rica’s Justice Ministry

The Tico Times - March 14, 2021

Sixteen new vehicles were donated to the Ministry of Justice by the United States Embassy.

China donates motorcycles, security equipment to Costa Rica

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 22, 2021

The Chinese government on Monday donated motorcycles and other security equipment to Costa Rica during a ceremony with local leaders.

U.S. Coast Guard to fight illegal fishing in Central America

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 19, 2021

The U.S. Coast Guard will increase efforts to fight illegal fishing in Central and South America, the State Department announced.

U.S. donates new Coast Guard boats, finances new facilities

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 18, 2021

The Public Security Ministry (MSP) on Thursday commemorated the delivery of two new boats that were donated to the Coast Guard by the United States.c

Costa Rica honors U.S. Ambassador as term ends

The Tico Times - January 19, 2021

The Foreign Ministry of Costa Rica this week awarded United States Ambassador Sharon Day at the conclusion of her diplomatic mission.

With U.S. support, Costa Rica adds new plane to police fleet

Alejandro Zúñiga - December 15, 2020

The Air Surveillance Service (SVA) of Costa Rica's Public Security Ministry on Monday unveiled a new airplane meant to assist in anti-drug operations.

Three Colombians detained in Costa Rica with 1.4 metric tons of cocaine

The Tico Times - October 22, 2019

The intercepted ship was taken to the port of Quepos, in the South Pacific, where the ship was subjected to an inspection.

Spain’s police seize massive cocaine haul in banana cargo

Alejandro Zúñiga - October 27, 2018

Police said the gang used a company that imported fruit from Costa Rica as a cover for its operations.

Costa Rica detains three Colombians and one Ecuadorian in boat with 690 kilos of cocaine

The Tico Times - October 25, 2018

Costa Rican police detained a boat crewed by three Colombians and one Ecuadorian with a cargo of 690 kilos of cocaine, authorities said Tuesday.

Government announces increased security measures to curb recent crime wave

L. Arias - May 18, 2017

President Luis Guillermo Solís said he is outraged by a shooting at the entrance of a school that left two people dead and a six-year-old wounded.

Defendants captured aboard supposed drug vessel accuse U.S. authorities of torture

The Tico Times - May 4, 2017

The men caught aboard a ship with over a ton of cocaine said U.S. officials took them to Guantanamo Bay in Cuba while torturing them for a week.

Men caught with one ton of drugs in Costa Rica allowed to walk free, police say

The Tico Times - April 14, 2017

Even though police said the men were throwing drugs off the boat and into the sea at the sight of officers, they were allowed to walk free after a ruling from a Limón judge.

Former U.S. convict Dan Fowlie speaks out against being barred entry to Costa Rica again

The Tico Times - February 13, 2017

The former 'King of Pavones' has been denied entry into Costa Rica again, complicating his quest to regain all the beachfront property that was once his in the idyllic hamlet in the country's southwest corner.