Costa Rica authorities discover three murder victims in clandestine grave
Three bodies were discovered together in a clandestine grave in a field near the road to Rancho Redondo, Goicoechea on Sunday, according to the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ).…
Preliminary hearing in Costa Rica organ trafficking case pushed to December after assassination of defense attorney
The preliminary hearing in the case of four doctors formerly employed by the public Calderon Guardia Hospital who were charged in 2013 in an illicit scheme to traffic in human…
The ‘Guantanamo Bay of Panama’ raises human rights concerns
The remote island prison dubbed the Guantanamo Bay of Panama houses the country's most dangerous prisoners, but concerns are mounting over harsh conditions and human rights violations occurring behind the…
US man, possibly wanted for murder had four children living in dungeon-like conditions in Costa Rica
Three children aged four, six and nine years of age, as well as a three-month-old baby are now in the custody of child protective services in Costa Rica after having…
Costa Rican authorities carry out 30 coordinated raids to dismantle leadership of San Jose narco gangs
Email this page UPDATE 1: Security minister Gustavo Mata said during a Tuesday morning press conference that a total of 18 suspects were taken into custody during the raids on…
Police discover US $369,000 in truck tire at Peñas Blancas border crossing
Agents of Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) found US $369,000 hidden in the spare tire of a semi-trailer at the Peñas Blancas border crossing on Monday.…
Authorities discover 359 kilos of cocaine after boat capsizes
Costa Rican authorities discovered 359 kilos of cocaine hidden in the false bottom of a small boat, known locally as a lancha, after an aerial surveillance aircraft spotted the capsized…
Group that helped El Chapo escape from prison dismantled, Mexican AG says
The group that helped Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman escape from a prison in central Mexico over the summer has been dismantled, thanks to the recent…
