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Costa Rica and US Seize 4.4 Tons of Cocaine in Pacific Operation

Tico Times - November 29, 2025

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Costa Rica Faces Escalating Gender Violence Crisis, Ombudsman Warns

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Costa Rica Environmentalists Face Rising Threats and Harassment

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Costa Rica Faces Surge in Minor and Migrant Exploitation

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Costa Rica Launches Massive Operation Against Drug Cartel

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Costa Rican authorities launched a massive crackdown today against the South Caribbean Cartel, marking the largest police operation in the country's history. The Organismo...

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Costa Rica Police Officer Faces U.S. Extradition For Drug Trafficking

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The suspects, arrested last month in a coordinated operation, include Michael Corella Amador, a Public Force officer known by the alias Rojo, along with...

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Costa Rica Passes 24/7 Raid Bill to Fight Drug Gangs

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Costa Rica's legislature has passed a bill that lets police conduct raids around the clock to tackle rising drug-related killings and gang activity. The...

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Costa Rica Arrests Three in Murder of European Couple in Quepos

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Authorities in Costa Rica arrested three people on Wednesday in connection with the killing of a European couple whose bodies turned up buried on...

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Costa Rica OIJ Arrests Human Trafficking Ring Exploiting Minors

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The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) dismantled a gang dedicated to human trafficking for the sexual exploitation of minors after carrying out 19 simultaneous raids...

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Paris Louvre Robbery Targets Apollo Gallery Crown Jewels

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Robbers wielding power tools scaled a furniture hoist outside the Louvre to make off with priceless jewelry from the world-renowned museum on Sunday, taking...

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Costa Rica Arrests Suspects Wanted by U.S. for Cocaine Smuggling

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Authorities in Costa Rica arrested four men from the southern part of the country, all wanted by the United States for extradition on charges...

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Costa Rica Targets June 2026 for New High-Security Prison

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Costa Rica faces a sharp increase in homicides tied to drug trafficking, putting heavy strain on its prisons. In response, the government has moved...

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Costa Rican President Brushes Off Surge in Homicides

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President Rodrigo Chaves has again brushed off Costa Rica's mounting security problems, labeling them as misunderstandings in a recent interview. Speaking on FOX Noticias,...

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Costa Rica Presidential Candidate Fernández Reports Spy Device

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Laura Fernández, the presidential candidate for the Pueblo Soberano party, revealed on Tuesday that she discovered a concealed microphone in her personal office, raising...