No menu items!

COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER

- Advertisement -spot_img

Popular Articles

cocaine

Costa Rica fishermen once again arrested as US Coast Guard seizes 2.3 tons of cocaine

The U.S. Coast Guard captured a Costa Rican fishing vessel and arrested three Costa Ricans and one Nicaraguan suspect off the coast of the remote Cocos Island in the Pacific. The boat had 2.3 tons of cocaine on board. The bust went down on Monday with the assistance of local Drug Control Police.

DEA tip leads to seizure of 710 kilos of cocaine in Guanacaste

Acting on a tip from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Costa Rican Drug Control Police seized over 700 kilograms of cocaine Thursday and arrested four suspects.

Explainer: What do Costa Rican authorities do with 4.1 tons of seized cocaine?

Congratulations, you’ve seized more cocaine than anyone else in Costa Rican history. Now what do you do with it?

Police carry out 9 anti-drug raids in Limón, arrest 4

Judicial Investigation Police also announced another 1.9 metric ton seizure of cocaine in the Pacific beach town of Playas del Coco.

Costa Rican Coast Guard seizes ‘historic’ 4.1 metric tons of cocaine

The Costa Rican Coast Guard seized over 4 metric tons of cocaine off the Pacific coast on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, according to Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa, in what is likely the largest cocaine seizure ever in Costa Rica.

Talk of ‘Yankee imperialism’ rankles US Embassy in San José

“Tired accusations of ‘Yankee imperialism’ are just annoying clichés from an era that ended long ago,” tweeted the U.S. Embassy, attributing the comments to Chargé d'Affaires Gonzalo Gallegos, who has been the top U.S. diplomatic officer in Costa Rica since 2013.

Solís put on the defensive as joint US-Costa Rican patrols come up for renewal

Debates over whether or not U.S. Navy vessels should be allowed to patrol and dock in Costa Rica flared once again after Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa presented the Legislative Assembly with a list of U.S. ships that may participate in joint patrols.

Mexico’s latest flash point emerges in Tamaulipas border state

With unfailing punctuality, the grocer receives text messages from his extortionist on the last day of each month. The medical students leave their lab coats at school, to avoid roaming gangsters who need surgery. The oil man mutters on his two-way radio as he drives behind tinted glass.

Police arrest 2 US citizens on cocaine possession charges

Costa Rica's National Police arrested two U.S. citizens with the last names Little and Goges in Liberia, capital of the northwestern province of Guanacaste, over the weekend for alleged cocaine possession. Three Costa Ricans, including a 17-year-old girl, also were charged, according to the police report.

Flowers hid cocaine bound for Europe

Judicial Investigation Police announced Thursday morning they had busted an international drug ring that ferried cocaine from Costa Rica to Germany and Austria, hiding the drugs among shipments of tropical flowers.

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img