71 Detained In Police
Sweep Of Jacó
71 foreigners were
detained by authorities
in Jacó for not having
their documents at hand
in a joing police
operation by the
Dirección de
Investigaciones
Especializadas, the
Archivo Policial, the
Fuerza Pública, the
Unidad Canina, the
Policía Turística and
the Policía de Migración.
Of the 71 detained 8
were Americans, 14
Dominicans, 17
Nicaraguans and 27
Colombians and five from
various other
nationalities.
The police action was
Saturday night of a
sweep of Jacó night
spots in an effort to
curb sexual exploitation
in tourist destination.
Although only 71 were
detained, authorities
say that more than 100
people were interviewed
and cross checked on
police databases. |
