Police Show of Force
Against Crime In
Guanacaste
Authorities displayed
their show of force in
the areas beach areas of
Tamarindo, Playas del
Coco, Carillo and Santa
Cruz, between Friday
night and Sunday
morning, as they
descended on the Pacific
coast towns against
criminal activity.
The police operation
included some 200
officers of the Fuerza
Pública, immigration
service, drug
enforcement and other
police agencies, in
search of illegals,
drugs and wanted
criminals.
During the police
action, 77 undocumented
foreigners were in the
hands of the Policía de
Migración, which could
be deported this week.
In Fidelfia, a man with
tattoos similar to ones
used by the criminal
gang "Mara Salvatrucha"
of El Salvador, was
detained and is being
investigated for ties to
the criminal gang.
Earlier this week,
immigration police
deported a man, also
detained near Filadelfia,
with proven ties to Las
Maras.
In addition to the
illegals, police
confiscated a quantity
of drugs - cocaine,
crack and marijuana -
and held seven people
for possession and
trafficking.
Authorities also
confiscated five
firearms, including a
shotgun, believed to be
stolen last week when
two police officers in
Tamarindo were assaulted
by criminals and their
weapons stolen.
The police operation
also discovered to
bunkers were some 120
Nicaraguan workers lived
in the poorest of
conditions, which is now
in the hands of the
ministerios de Trabajo
and Salud (Labour and
Health ministries). |
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