Can the Mexican government be trusted to investigate El Chapo’s jailbreak?
Narco kingpin Joaquin “el Chapo” Guzman’s escape from Mexico's highest security prison last month was so audacious it could have come straight out of Netflix.…
Costa Rica tourism officials express concern about rising crime against US, other foreign tourists
The National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) and the Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) expressed their concern this week that a rising number of foreign tourists and foreign residents are falling victim…
Suspect confesses to role in killings of Mexican photojournalist, 4 women
The lone detainee in the killings of Mexican photojournalist Ruben Espinosa and four women in this capital has confessed to his involvement in the crime and provided "some information" about…
Costa Rica homicides increase by 50 percent, reach “epidemic” levels
The number of recorded homicides in Costa Rica during the first half of this year grew an alarming 50% compared to the first half of 2014, according to the latest…
Security camera captures deadly shooting outside bar in Jaco Beach [VIDEO]
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A security camera captured the fatal shooting of a man outside a busy bar around 1:30 a.m. Monday morning in Jaco Beach.…
The Tico Connection: Costa Rica-Florida Heroin Trafficking
Jose Carlos, a 40-something informal taxi driver from the southern suburbs of San Jose, works exclusively at night. His clients tend to be nocturnal creatures: musicians, security guards, nightclub employees,…
Twelve years in, accused fraudster Luis Milanes in court; prosecution seeks victims
The trial of Luis Milanes, a 64-year-old Cuban American accused of defrauding some 500 mostly American and Canadian investors out of $46 million when his Costa Rica-based high-yield investment program,…
Costa Rica court postpones case against alleged organ traffickers until end-of-year
A Costa Rican court has postponed the preliminary hearing of four doctors formerly employed by the Calderon Guardia Hospital, who have been charged in an illicit scheme to traffic in…
