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costa rica drug smuggling

Brazil

Cocaine from Brazil on the rise in Europe

The Tico Times - October 3, 2019

Costa Rica also figured in the data, accounting for 16% of the cocaine seized in Antwerp.

Costa Rica

Authorities seize nearly a ton of marijuana, 100 kg of cocaine

Alejandro Zúñiga - August 21, 2019

Authorities found 1,246 packages of marijuana on the beach totaling 947 kilos.

Costa Rica

Costa Rican authorities arrest 10 suspected of drug trafficking, announce Colombian partnership

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 12, 2019

Michael Soto Rojas, the Minister of Public Security, said the effort — which involved MSP, National Police and the country's Air Surveillance Service — demonstrated the importance of cooperation between Costa Rica's police forces.

Costa Rica

Drug plane crashes off Puerto Jiménez in southern Costa Rica

The Tico Times - April 12, 2016

A plane believed to be connected to drug trafficking crashed off the shores of Puerto Jiménez early Tuesday morning. Police found a body floating near the wreckage.