Elderly American rancher murdered in Costa Rica
The body of an 85-year-old Cuban-American man was found inside a barrel over the weekend at his house in southern Costa Rica, the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) said.…
Case of park ranger sentenced for attempted murder takes stunning turn: ranger faces charges of drug trafficking
Environmental groups in Costa Rica expressed their outrage this week over a 12-year prison sentence handed down to former park ranger, Mauricio Steller Fallas for attempted murder last Friday, but…
Environmentalists outraged after Costa Rica park ranger sentenced to 12 years
Environmental groups in Costa Rica, including the Environmental Federation of Costa Rica (Fecon) are expressing their outrage over a 12-year prison sentence handed down to former park ranger, Mauricio Steller…
Authorities investigating if wanted son of “El Chapo” Guzmán, world’s most wanted drug lord, is in Costa Rica
The son of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, the world’s most wanted drug lord, may be in Costa Rica, based on a tweet posted to his Twitter account on Monday.…
Iranian-American wanted by Costa Rica, US for real estate fraud extradited from Nicaragua
Sepehr escaped Costa Rican custody on April 1st from the private CIMA Hospital in Costa Rica where he had been hospitalized under guard since May 2014 to treat his post-polio…
Despite Thursday corruption arrest, mayor of Alajuela receives nomination to seek reelection
Despite having been arrested on Thursday on suspicion of influence peddling, the mayor of Alajuela, Roberto Thompson has nonetheless won the nomination of the National Liberation Party (PLN) to run…
Two suspects engage in moving shootout on Route 27 while wearing OIJ body armor
Police were able to arrest two suspects who were allegedly engaging in a shootout with each other while both drove down Route 27 in separate vehicles on Saturday morning, according…
Costa Rica headed down dangerous path of violence, country’s chief prosecutor warns
Citing “more than 300 killings related to organized crime and drug trafficking in the last year” violence in Costa Rica is headed to a “point of no return,” Costa Rica’s…
