The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) has arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of American businessman Eshraghollah Vatani. Vatani was reported missing at...

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Costa Rican Party Faces Scandal Over Alleged Lottery Laundering Links

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The leadership of the National Democratic Agenda (ADN) party dismissed the entire executive committee of that group in Guatuso after learning of its members'...

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Judicial Corruption Exposed in Costa Rica’s Latest Drug Bust

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Costa Rican authorities took down a cocaine smuggling operation Tuesday that moved drugs from South America to the United States, with a judicial worker...

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Costa Rica Surpasses 500 Homicides as Gang Violence Escalates

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Costa Rica has officially surpassed 500 homicides so far this year, according to figures released Monday by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ). As of...

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Massive Cocaine Seizure at Costa Rica’s Moín Terminal Targets UK

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Costa Rican police intercepted 810 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment at the Moín Container Terminal in Limón headed for the United...

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Costa Rica Launches Traceability System to Tackle Illegal Logging

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Costa Rica is advancing with the creation of a National Forest Traceability System, a key tool to guarantee the legality and sustainability of timber...

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Costa Rican Lottery Official Investigated in Money Laundering Case

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Another money laundering case has shaken Costa Rica. Following a series of raids that dismantled a laundering network operating through legal and illegal lottery...

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Costa Rica Rescues Endangered Amphibians and Turtles in Store Bust

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The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), through its Specialized Section Against Environmental Crimes, carried out an operation at a store in Vázquez de Coronado, San...