Suspect in La Cruz triple murder believed to have fled to Nicaragua; robbery suspected as motive
The suspect in a gruesome triple murder that occurred over the weekend in La Cruz, Guanacaste, is believed to have fled to Nicaragua, according to authorities.…
Costa Rica and Panama cooperate to fight crime along shared border
Panamanian and Costa Rican security forces are sharing intelligence, technology and training to fight organized crime along their shared border.…
Bodies of three men, one decapitated, discovered in La Cruz, Guanacaste
The bodies of three men were discovered on an orange farm in La Cruz, Guanacaste on Sunday afternoon. All three men appear to have been stabbed to death, and…
Man who kidnapped Dutch couple finally captured after 19 years
Email this page February 16th, 2015 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man arrested Saturday after an armed robbery of a convenience story in Santa Fe in Los Chiles in which a man was…
U.S. woman, husband arrested (again) for growing hydroponic marijuana
Email this page December 18th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A couple released by a judge three months ago after being arrested for operating a hydroponic marijuana growing operation were at it again,…
As world homicide rate declines, killings rise in Latin America, Caribbean
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the homicide rate worldwide has dropped by double digits, except in the Caribbean and Latin America, where it's more than four times above…
Pro-Palestinian group hacks Costa Rica’s Ministry of Labor web site
Email this page December 12th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Pro-Palestinian group known as AnonGhost hacked Costa Rica’s Ministry of Labor web site on Friday, replacing the homepage with an anti-Zionist and…
Con artist who posed as OIJ agent to defraud victims gets 15 years
Email this page December 11th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man who posed as an OIJ officer to gain the trust of his victims was sentenced to 15 years in prison this…
