Caller demands $5 million or says bomb will explode in Central Bank today
Email this page September 9th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A woman with a Colombian accent called 911 and threatened that a bomb located in Costa Rica’s Central Bank would explode today if…
Lawyer arrested on fraud charges, at least 20 victims identified
Email this page September 9th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 50-year-old lawyer identified by the last name Vargas was arrested Friday on suspicion of making false registrations of properties in Guanacaste and…
Man dies after shootout with police, second suspect escapes with assistance from mob
Email this page September 9th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A suspected robber was killed after a shootout with police last night in Limon. The man was allegedly one of two robbers…
UN concerned over violence against environmentalists and indigenous in Costa Rica
Email this page September 6th, 2013 (AFP & InsideCostaRica.com) The United Nations representative in Costa Rica has joined the Defensoria de los Inhabitantes (Ombudsman) to express his concern about recent…
Father and son gunned down in Playas del Coco
Email this page September 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A father and son who were longtime fisherman in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste were gunned down in front of several witnesses on the…
60,000 green turtle eggs and 30 turtles stolen from Tortuguero in less than 1 week
Email this page September 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Officials at Tortuguero National Park reported that in less than one week, poachers have stolen about 60,000 green turtle eggs and 30 turtles.…
Authorities seize 714 kilos of cocaine on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border
Email this page September 5th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) seized 714 kilos of cocaine yesterday hidden in two trucks attempting to pass the Costa Rica-Nicaragua border. …
Latin American cartels trafficking more drugs to East Asia
Email this page September 5th, 2013 (ISH) Latin American cartels are trafficking growing amounts of cocaine and methamphetamines to increasingly wealthy East Asian countries, a top U.S. counter-narcotics official said…
