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Costa Rica deports 14 Salvadorans suspected of gang membership

Per the Immigration Administration, some of the deported are fugitives from justice in El Salvador.

United States donates armored vehicles, helps expand crime investigation lab in Costa Rica

The U.S. Embassy also provided OIJ and the Public Security Ministry (MSP) with a total of four armored vehicles, valued at $250,000 each. 

Three North Americans receive jail time for Costa Rica-based telemarketing scam

The scheme, operated from a Costa Rica call center, defrauded primarily elderly U.S. citizens of approximately $11 million.

Costa Rica registers decrease in homicides for second straight year

Despite the reduction in homicides, the 2019 data still works out to about 11.2 homicides per 100,000 occupants in Costa Rica.

Collaboration with U.S. helps Costa Rica inaugurate new air surveillance plane

The Beechcraft King Air 250 aircraft was purchased largely through a $7.5 million investment from the SVA with significant support from the U.S. Government.

Watch: Police chase interrupts video crew filming in San José

A video shot at Costa Rica's Parque de la Democracia in San José has gone viral.

Cat’s out of the bag: Feline evades eight prison guards

This story is too purr-fect to ignore. 

OIJ investigates bomb that damaged Teletica building

Authorities are working to find those responsible.

More than 500 arrests made in raid against arms trafficking in eight Latin American countries

The operation involved police, customs, immigration and military agents from Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panama.

Costa Rica sentences four members of Mexican jewelry thief gang ‘Los Mazos’ to prison

The four gang members were arrested days after the band made two almost simultaneous robberies on Oct. 31, 2017 to watch shops in Escazú.

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