Airbus jetliner with 175 onboard makes emergency landing in Costa Rica
Email this page July 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) An Airbus A320 airliner with 175 people onboard was forced to make an emergency landing at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport after…
Canadian wanted by Interpol for homicide arrested in Tamarindo
Email this page July 28th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Regional police chief for Guanacaste, Rigoberto Rodriguez, confirmed the arrest on Saturday of a Canadian man with an international arrest warrant by Interpol…
Judge arrested for stealing bail, child support money
Email this page July 25th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A criminal court judge in Upala, Alajuela, identified by the last name Leon, was arrested yesterday afternoon on charges that he stole bail…
Water service to be restored to 8,000 residents affected by intentional contamination
Email this page July 25th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) Officials of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) said yesterday that the company was in the process of restoring water…
Man tries to sell undocumented firearm on Facebook, gets busted
Email this page July 25th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man identified by the last names Cordero Navarro has been arrested in Perez Zeledon after he tried to sell an unregistered .380…
Computer crash halts US passport, visa operations
Email this page July 25th, 2014 (VOA) The U.S. State Department says a computer glitch will delay passports and visas being issued from its embassies around the world. Officials in Washington…
Costa Rican police receive training to fight narco-trafficking in Colombia
Email this page By Sylvia Zárate BOGOTÁ, Colombia, July 25th, 2014 (ISH) After nearly three decades combating narco-trafficking, the Colombian National Police (PNC) started sharing its experience with officers from other countries in…
Intentional poisoning of water supply serving 8,000 being described as “terrorism”
Email this page July 23rd, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) An unknown suspect or suspects intentionally dumped large quantities of at least six different toxic pesticides and fungicides into the water system serving…
