Panama’s government bolsters efforts against the drug trade
Email this page By Alma Solis / ISH December 23rd, 2013 (ISH) PANAMA CITY, Panama – With the Panama Canal expansion scheduled to open in 2014, authorities are focused on preventing the country…
Man who assaulted women at gunpoint in Escazu is in custody
Email this page December 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 21-year-old man was arrested in Escazu on Friday. Authorities believe the man was linked to the armed robbery of female pedestrians in…
More stringent banking controls could come after narco group found to be operating with collaboration of bank employees
Email this page December 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Public Ministry and the Ministry of Security conducted 18 raids in Limon this week on an international drug trafficking network dedicated to…
Four foreigners arrested with half a million dollars in San José hotel room
Email this page December 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) An anonymous call of suspicious activity led authorities to the Luz de Luna hotel in Barrio Escalante, San José yesterday, where authorities discovered…
INTERPOL requests public assistance to track fugitives
Email this page December 16th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) INTERPOL is calling for the public’s assistance in helping to track down international fugitives linked to organized crime networks and wanted for offenses…
Suspect steals police vehicle while officers tend to a fight
Email this page December 16th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A suspect stole a police vehicle in the early morning hours of Saturday in downtown Puntarenas as officers were distracted while attempting to…
Gunmen rob 40 bus passengers
Email this page December 16th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Gunmen, firing shots in the air, managed to stop a bus traveling on the Orotina-Cebadilla route over the weekend, robbing all of the…
Authorities dismantle criminal group that had help from police officer
Email this page December 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) In a series of 12 raids in Guápiles, agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) succeeded in dismantling a criminal group dedicated to…
