Costa Rica to
Launch Satellite System
Against Drug Trafficking
The Costa Rican
government on Monday announced it will
launch a satellite tracking system to aid
the anti-drug fight on the seas.
The system, which will record vessels'
route, position and movements at real time,
will allow the authorities to provide aid in
case of emergencies, and reinforce the
police actions to seize drugs, executive
president of the Costa Rican Institute of
Fishing and Aquaculture Luis Dobles said.
The system will mainly guard tuna fishing
ships and foreign-flag vessels with a length
of more than 18 meters in its first phase,
and will also cover smaller ships in the
future, the official said.
The system will be used at the area of the
12 miles of the territorial sea and 188
miles of jurisdictional waters which include
the exclusive economic zone of the country.
The first stage of the project will cost
us$300,000 tous$400,000 dollars provided by
the government, Dobles said.
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