Coast guard captain arrested – provided fuel for narcos

(ISH) A Costa Rican Coast Guard captain has been arrested and charged for allegedly providing fuel for narco-traffickers, according to the Costa Rican Prosecutor’s Office.

The suspect, Arístides Moya, was arrested last week. The Drug Control Police said they seized US$64,000, cellphones and computers in one of his residences in Puntarenas.

Authorities are continuing to compile a case against the suspect, who faces up to 20 years behind bars if he is found guilty of helping a narco-trafficking group that was arrested in May for allegedly shipping South American narcotics to Mexico and the United States.