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Panama seized record amount of drugs in 2021: president

Panama seized a record haul of 128 tons of drugs in 2021, President Laurentino Cortizo said on Sunday. The figure represented a 43 percent increase...

Record drug money bust in Panama: $10 mn in cash

Panamanian authorities have seized a record haul of drug money -- more than $10 million in cash -- in a crackdown on gangs linked...

Costa Rican authorities assist in major drug busts

The Colombian government announced Tuesday that 116 tons of cocaine had been seized in a month and a half of joint military operations with countries in America and Europe.

Costa Rica seizes 4.3 metric tons of cocaine from shipping container

Costa Rican authorities seized 4.3 metric tons of cocaine that were hidden in a container with a shipment of ceramic arriving from Colombia, the government reported Sunday.

Drugs flown from Costa Rica to US for destruction

In 2020, Costa Rican authorized seized a record 71.2 tons of cocaine and marijuana. The United States provides financial and material support to Costa Rica's anti-narcotics efforts. 

Six arrested in Costa Rica with 1.1 metric tons of cocaine

Costa Rican authorities seized 1.1 metric tons of cocaine and detained six men

Costa Rica seizes 2.5 tons of cocaine from boat in Caribbean

The six men captured — five Costa Ricans and one Honduran — were placed under the jurisdiction of the prosecutor's office.

Drug trafficking in Central America remains prevalent during pandemic, authorities say

With the help of the United States, Colombia and Costa Rica, the authorities of these countries seek to curb drug trafficking in the region.

Panama seizes five tons of drugs from a submersible

Panamanian authorities seized five tons of drugs aboard a semi-submersible device, in an operation in which four Colombians were arrested.

Costa Rica seizes record five metric tons of cocaine

Central America is one of the main routes for drugs headed from South America to the United States and Europe.

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