“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.
A court outside San José reversed a previous ruling that left a judge from Limón free after her arrest in May for allegedly working with drug trafficking cartels by issuing favorable rulings.
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.
Agents of Costa Rica's Drug Control Police on Tuesday morning arrested nine suspects accused of belonging to a criminal organization dedicated to smuggling drugs into Europe.
Costa Rica's battle with international drug traffickers continued this weekend with the Saturday seizure of 1.7 tons of cocaine during two early-morning raids near both the Pacific and Caribbean coasts.
Mexican and Colombian drug cartels have infiltrated Costa Rica's judicial system, the country's top prosecutor said Friday, following the arrest of a high-profile judge accused of working for drug traffickers.
In an early morning raid Friday, agents from Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) arrested Rosa Elena Gamboa, a superior court judge for the province of Limón, on suspicion of corruption and allegedly aiding international drug trafficking cartels.
