At sea for months, fugitive from Costa Rica, Paul Watson disembarks
Email this page October 31, 2013 (AFP) – After 15 months at sea, fugitive eco-warrior Paul Watson has disembarked in the United States despite an international Interpol request for his…
Authorities arrest three Somalis in Guanacaste, 27 more able to escape
Email this page October 31st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Officers of the Fuerza Publica in Liberia, Guanacaste managed to arrest three Somali nationals Tuesday night, though 27 more were able to flee,…
Costa Rica seizes more drugs than Mexico or any country in Central America
Email this page October 30th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica records the highest amount of drug seizures and arrests in all of Central America, a region where some 900 tons of…
1,272 kilograms of cocaine seized from speedboat in Limon
Email this page October 30th, 2013 (ISH) Costa Rican counter-narcotics agents seized 1,272 kilograms of cocaine off a speedboat in the Caribbean Sea on Oct. 28, the Judicial Investigation Organization…
Child pornography cases have increased by more than 60% in five years
Email this page October 28th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Criminal cases related to child pornography, punishable under Article 173 of the Penal Code, have increased 63% since 2008. According to the…
More Central Americans seeking refuge from gangs, organized crime in US, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico
Email this page October 24th, 2013 – MEXICO CITY (ISH) – Gang violence and organized crime has taken over political instability as the main cause for Central Americans’ seeking refuge in other countries.…
Suspicious flights, flares in the night sky continue in area where weapons cache discovered
Email this page October 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Residents in Boca de San Carlos, a small community near the border with Nicaragua where earlier this month a large cache of military…
Russia asks Costa Rica not to extradite its citizen to US in Liberty Reserve case
Email this page October 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Russian Federation is asking Costa Rica to not extradite its citizen, Maxim Chukharev, to the United States. Chukharev is wanted by the…
