Crime

Debate Reignited Over Ayahuasca as Shamans Face Arrest in Mexico

AFP - April 16, 2024

Wearing a necklace of jaguar fangs and a green feather headdress, shaman Claudino Perez is back home in Colombia overseeing an ayahuasca ceremony after...

Costa Rican Police Arrest 10 in Sagrada Familia Raids

April 26, 2023

The Battle for Drug Routes in Costa Rica: Sinaloa, Jalisco and Colombian Traffickers Compete

April 24, 2023

Police in Costa Rica protest over fewer days off for anti-crime operation

April 21, 2023

Murderer of Costa Rican Indigenous Leader Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

February 2, 2023

Costa Rica

Alleged Leader of MS-13 gang from El Salvador captured in Costa Rica

AFP - January 21, 2023

Costa Rican authorities arrested on Friday a Salvadoran man who they identified as the alleged "leader" of a clique (cell) of the MS-13 gang...

Costa Rica

Autistic child assaulted at a Costa Rican school

Ileana Fernandez - June 18, 2022

A 10-year-old boy was assaulted at the Tranquilino Saenz Rojas School in Santa Barbara de Heredia by one of his classmates, on Tuesday. The...

Costa Rica

Jill Biden learns about Costa Rica’s Sembremos Seguridad Project

Ileana Fernandez - May 24, 2022

Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, visited the Alajuelita canton on Monday to learn about the progress of “Sembremos Seguridad”, a drug...

Costa Rica

Costa Rica to Punish Hate Crimes with up to 35 years in Prison

AFP - April 26, 2022

Costa Rica will punish "hate crimes" with prison sentences of between 20 and 35 years crimes according to a law enacted Monday and welcomed...

Crime

From Target to Enforcer: Honduras Minister Vows ‘surgical’ Cartel Fight

AFP - April 7, 2022

Forced into hiding after targeting a drug cartel with alleged ties to the then-government, Honduras's hounded police chief-turned interior minister has vowed to extract...

Costa Rica

7 People in Costa Rica Found Dead with Shots to the Head

AFP - March 3, 2022

7 people were found dead Wednesday with gunshots to the head in Limon, Costa Rica's Caribbean province, authorities said, in an apparent dispute between...

Costa Rica

Knife Assaults account for 15 percent of homicides in Costa Rica

The Tico Times - March 1, 2022

Unfortunately, crime is increasing in Costa Rica and tourists are frequent victims. While petty theft is the main problem, armed robberies have been known...

Costa Rica

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...

Costa Rica

Six found dead in Buenos Aires, Puntarenas: OIJ

Tico Times - October 18, 2021

Six people were killed Sunday on a farm in Llano Bonito de Buenos Aires, Puntarenas, according to the Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ). The victims...

Costa Rica

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.