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Panama to Build Maximum-Security Prison to Isolate Gang Leaders

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino announced plans to build a new maximum-security prison for gang leaders, placing Panama more firmly inside a regional shift...

Costa Rica seizes 771 kilos of cocaine in two police operations

Costa Rica and other Central American countries serve as a bridge for drug trafficking from South American countries to the United States and Europe.

Costa Rican drug traffickers connected to Italian mob plead guilty to shipping cocaine to the U.S.

Costa Rican investigators said the men built up the trafficking organization by sending shipments of cocaine in containers of pineapple, yuca, and other produce exports shipped on boats to numerous countries

Mexican officials exhume 12 bodies in two clandestine pits

ACAPULCO, Mexico – Authorities have dug up 12 bodies in two clandestine graves in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state, a region plagued by drug violence, authorities said Monday.
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Costa Rica Mega-Prison Project Falls Behind Original July Deadline

Costa Rica’s new high-security prison for organized crime suspects and convicted inmates will not be fully ready by the end of July, despite earlier...

Costa Rica Under Weather Alert After Tropical Wave Triggers Flooding

Costa Rica starts the day dealing with the effects of Tropical Wave 19, after heavy rains flooded homes, forced residents into emergency shelters, closed...

Costa Rica Bull Shark Festival Highlights Tourism and Conservation

Playas del Coco will host the Festival del Tiburón Toro from tomorrow July 3 until Sunday the 5th, bringing researchers, divers, students, tourism businesses...

Costa Rica on Green Alert as Tropical Wave Triggers Flooding Risk

The National Emergency Commission (CNE) has declared a Green Alert for the entire country as Tropical Wave No. 19 moved across Costa Rica today,...