Comments on: Nine police officers sentenced for robbing drug traffickers of cocaine in illegal raids https://insidecostarica.com/2015/05/21/nine-police-officers-sentenced-robbing-drug-traffickers-cocaine-illegal-raids/ Costa Rica's Leading English Language News Source Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.2 By: SDPUShttps://insidecostarica.com/2015/05/21/nine-police-officers-sentenced-robbing-drug-traffickers-cocaine-illegal-raids/#comment-11158 SDPUS Thu, 21 May 2015 15:31:00 +0000 http://insidecostarica.com/?p=17856#comment-11158 The Drug Control Police should now investigate what is going on with rogue elements that are operating out of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste- where the same type of behavior has been taking place with agents of the OIJ office there, including the OIJ Santa Cruz Jefe, who is the root of this behavior. A case stemming back to April 29, 2011 is currently being investigated by Oficina de Asuntos lnternos: Nº 031-DRG-14

The corrupt officers who are part of this scandal:
1. Victor Chavez Chavarria (OIJ Santa Cruz Boss)
2. Jose Angel Penaranda (Fiscal)
3. Roger Hernandez Vasquez (Investigator)
4. Rodolfo Vasquez Marchena (Investigator)
5. Margarita Baltodano Pazos (Judge)

….Costa Rica can not successfully fight crime by letting rogue government employees operate organized crime syndicates from within. These people should have been suspended immediately, while the investigation takes place. The blatant falsification of documents, irregularities of procedure and manipulation of evidence is quite obvious. The empirical evidence in this case is absolutely profound, not to mention heinous. Justice should be swift, and the integrity of the Oficina de Asuntos lnternos is at stake. Communities deserve honest leadership.

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