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14 Nicaraguans
Brave The San Juan To Cross Into Costa Rica
A joint operation by police and immigration
authorities disbanded a "coyote" network in
the Northern Zone that were responsible for
the illegal entry of 14 Nicaraguans, five of
which were children and an elderly woman of
72 years of age.
Costa Rican authorities say the group had
been travelling for the last four days, two
of which were without food, as they made
their way through the river San Juan with a
a final destination of Boca San Carlos and
Pital.
The immigrants told authorities that they
had spent at least 10 hours in the river
following their leader and his attempts to
avoid police control posts in the area, to
reach Pital where a small bus was waiting
for them.
All fourteen immigrants and at least one of
the "coyotes" were being held at the
fiscalía de Ciudad Quesada (San Carlos)
awaiting a hearing and extradition.
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