Guards get 5 years for Bundchen-Brady wedding shooting
Email this page November 18th, 2013 (AFP) – Two former bodyguards of Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen and US football star husband Tom Brady were sentenced to five years in prison…
Ecstasy use on the rise among children in Costa Rica
Email this page By Mario Garita / ISH November 18th, 2013 (ISH) A drastic increase in ecstasy seizures in Costa Rica has caught the attention of authorities. Between January and October…
US private investigator in Costa Rica jailed on immigration charges
Email this page November 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man who operates a private investigation agency in Costa Rica was jailed on immigration charges over the weekend. Douglas Smith, the…
Authorities warn of increased crime risk in December
Email this page November 15th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The authorities of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) and the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) are reminding the public to be extra vigilant…
Prosecutors want to dismiss “narcojet” charges against President Chinchilla
Email this page November 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Prosecutors have revealed that they have filed a motion to terminate a legal case against President Chinchilla surrounding her use of a private…
Woman gets 27 years in prison for forced prostitution of minor in bar
Email this page November 13th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Sarapiqui Criminal Court has sentenced a woman to 27 years in prison for forcing a minor to prostitute herself in a bar.…
Bomb scare at Goicoechea courts complex
Email this page November 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Agents with the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) equipped with explosive-sniffing dogs responded to a bomb scare at the Goicoechea courthouse on Friday, after…
Man stabs police officer eight times in Osa
Email this page November 11th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police officers from Ciudad Cortés over the weekend responded to calls from residents in El Precario de Osa that a man was attempting…
