Five Men Found Murdered
In Garbage Dump
The discovery of the
bodies of five men, face
down with hands tied
behind their backs and
with each a shot to the
head at close range has
Costa Rican and
Panamanian authorities
working at maximum in an
unprecedented case in
Costa Rica.
The find was made in
area known as "Tajo del
amor" Fila de Cal, 2
kilometres from the
centre of Ciudad Neily,
in the cantón de
Corredores, Puntarenas.
Costa Rican authorities
have yet to confirm the
identity of the men
which are believed to be
all foreigners, possibly
Panamanians or
Colombians and victims
of a settling of a
score.
The director of the
Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ),
Jorge Rojas, sent a
specialized team from
San José to investigate
the multiple murder
close to the highway
that leads to San Vito
de Coto Brus near the
Panamanian border.
The bodies were found
after police received a
call to the 911
emergency service by an
indigent of the area who
was looking for garbage
to recycle, according to
the head of the Fuerza
Pública of the area. The
area were the bodies
were found is also a
clandestine garbage dump
for the area.
According to early
reports, it is believed
that the men were
executed around 10:00am,
a resident telling
police that she heard
gunshots around that
time. The 911 call came
in hours later.
Authorities believe that
the murder was related
to a drug haul in the
area last December.
Director Rojas said in a
press conference
yesterday that there are
a number of other
murders in the area tied
to yesterday's,
supporting the theory
that are all part of a
settling of scores
related to illegal drugs
and over payments.
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