Police seize $27,000 from driver in Perez Zeledon

(Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security.)

August 11^th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police seized some $27,000 in cash Thursday afternoon that a man had hidden in his vehicle in Perez Zeledon.

The discovery was made at a checkpoint police had established on the Inter-American Highway.

Police say that the suspect, identified by the last names Fernández Langel, acted suspicious, leading police to conduct a search of his vehicle.

After Fernández was unable to explain the origin of the cash, the suspect was arrested. Police seized the cash and the suspect’s vehicle.

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mhogan
Can’t explain the source of the cash? … well, idiot, it’s your own damn fault. Had to be someone who squealed on them (a drug deal gone bad??)
Michael Clarkson
And now this money will end up stolen by some corrupt politician or policeman.
disgusted
Once the money, Pot, Cocaine, equipment, and other valuables are confiscated. We as citizens here never hear or really know what happens to the assets. So I am pretty sure they( government officials) are licking their chops on who gets what in this haul.
Ken Morris
How do we know that the cops found only $27,000? If the cops are corrupt, as some posts allege, odds are that they already took their cut and only reported finding part of it.