Alajuela to install 120 surveillance cameras in 2016
The municipality of Alajuela announced on Monday its plan to install 120 urban surveillance cameras in 2016 to combat crime.…
Swiss approve extradition to US of Costa Rica’s Eduardo Li
Switzerland's justice ministry has granted a US request to extradite former Costa Rican football federation president Eduardo Li on bribery charges.…
Costa Rican authorities catch suspects retrieving 629 kilos of cocaine off Guanacaste coast
Costa Rican authorities intercepted a Costa Rican-flagged fishing vessel carrying 629 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Guanacaste on Saturday, after air units spotted the crew retrieving the shipment…
Police intercept busload of illegal Cuban migrants in La Cruz, 7km from Nicaragua border
Police officers intercepted a bus carrying 44 illegal Cuban migrants in La Cruz, Guanacaste, about 7km from the border with Nicaragua, on Thursday.…
Nearly 2,000 of Costa Rica’s worst criminals could be released early depending on ruling by Constitutional Court
Nearly 2,000 of Costa Rica’s worst prisoners, from murderers to repeat child rapists, could see their sentences drastically reduced depending upon an upcoming ruling by the country’s Constitutional Court, La…
Hidden video of Chapo’s escape reveals web of complicity
A senior Mexican legislative official said a still-unreleased video and audio recording of Joaquin "El Chapo" (Shorty) Guzman's escape shows the web of complicity the drug kingpin wove to pull…
Meet Peru’s “Tony Montana,” the man accused of fueling Europe’s cocaine habit
After nearly five months on the run, the alleged drug kingpin was arrested quietly Saturday in a pharmacy in the touristy beach town of Salinas, Ecuador.…
August broke this year’s record for homicides, as security minister says Costa Rica is “mostly free of gangs”
August has officially been the most violent month so far this year, with 60 recorded homicides, beating the previous 2015 record when 51 homicides were recorded in March, according to…
