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Costa Rica on Track for First Sub-800 Homicide Year Since 2022

Tico Times - May 9, 2026

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Costa Rica and U.S. Expand Joint Patrol Agreement to Combat Illegal Fishing

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Costa Rica Hilton-Affiliated Hotels Warn Customers About Reservation Scam

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Costa Rica Uses WWII-Era Ship to Support Marine Patrols

Costa Rica Warns Drivers About Fake QR Code Parking Scam

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Costa Rica is warning drivers about a scam in which fake parking or violation notices are being left on windshields in paid parking areas....

Costa Rica Police Arrest 19 Nicaraguans in Crucitas Gold Mining Sweep

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Costa Rican police detained 19 Nicaraguan nationals in irregular migratory status during operations in Crucitas de Cutris over the past week, in the latest...

Costa Rica Sees Ongoing Spike in Digital Fraud Tied to Travel and Payments

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Costa Rica’s fraud problem is moving fast online, and travel is one of the clearest targets. What used to look like isolated scams now...

Costa Rica Joins CENTAM Security Drills in El Salvador

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Costa Rican security personnel are taking part in a new round of U.S.-led regional exercises in El Salvador, where more than 1,200 members of...

DEA Renews Extradition Request for Alleged Drug Trafficker

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U.S. authorities have renewed their push to extradite Jonathan Álvarez Alfaro, the Costa Rican suspect known as “El Profe” or “Gato,” reviving a case...

Panama Costa Rica Strengthen Border Security Alliance

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Panama and Costa Rica consolidated a strategic alliance April 11 to strengthen security along their shared border and jointly confront transnational organized crime. The...

Femicides in Costa Rica Continue to Fuel Alarm Over Violence Against Women

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Costa Rica’s femicide count has reached 10 so far in 2026, keeping violence against women at the center of the country’s security concerns even...

Online Scams Are Becoming Costa Rica’s Biggest Crime Threat

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For most of us that live here, the standard safety advice was simple: do not flash your phone on the bus, do not walk...

Costa Rica Warns of Rising Wildlife Trafficking in Osa During Nesting Season

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Illegal wildlife trafficking is again flaring in Costa Rica’s Osa region, where authorities say late March and early April mark the most intense stretch...