Comments on: Father and son arrested with $225,000 in cash in Guanacaste

By: Frank Castle

Frank Castle — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:28:00 +0000

Young grasshopper,

When carrying large amounts of money, don’t put it in a briefcase or normal luggage. Come up with something a bit more inventive and be polite to the police. No problems will arise in a normal inspection.

By: Joe1047

Joe1047 — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 06:27:00 +0000

What exactly are the laws here in CR about the police doing this? Does this mean they can force anyone to open any briefcase or suitcase for that matter if they feel like it? Especially when they are pulled over for doing nothing wrong?

By: Larry Worsham

Larry Worsham — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:05:00 +0000

As most of you are aware, many real estate transactions have envolved cash for many years. What business is it of the police what’s in someone’s briefcase. Many of them contain proprietary information and that’s certainly no one else’s business.

Ticos consider they have a lot of freedoms but when the police can stop you, without cause, and search your person and property I’d call that a police state.

By: Chris Thomas

Chris Thomas — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 14:24:00 +0000

Police and politicians love when they find money like this so they can steal every cent of it.