Police
Officers Involved In Commando Style Assault
of Golfito Courthouse
Three police officers of the Fuerza Pública
has been detained as accomplices in the
"commando" style robbery 320 kilos pf
cocaine from the Tribunales de Justicia de
Golfito, in the southern zone, last March
26.
The robbery of the Golfito courthouse was
carried out with military precision, when a
group of men, dressed in commando gear,
stormed the unguarded courthouse and hauled
off the cocaine that had been recenlty
confiscated from a boat in the Pacific Ocean
and had not yet been transferred to San Jose
for safekeeping.
The Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ),
along with the Fuerza Pública, began a
manhunt for those involved and the recovery
of the drugs.
Jorge Rojas, director of the OIJ, said that
eight are now in custody and have recovered
us$300.000, 18.500 Euros and confiscated
four vehicles. Three of the detained were
police officers.
Rojas added that most of the drugs could
still be in the area, as only a portion of
the haul was sold in San Jose, which led
investigators to the group.
The OIJ director would not give more
details, saying that there are still others
tied to the case and more arrests are
pending.
The morning of March 26, police got a call
from a woman reporting domestic violence,
which led the few police officials in the
area to respond to the fake call, leaving
only two officials to guard the courthouse,
which was no match for the heavily armed and
well organized team of assailants. |
