Police destroy more than a thousand marijuana plants
Email this page August 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Authorities found and destroyed more than a thousand marijuana plants in Savegre de Aguirre, Puntarenas on Saturday. Authorities were tipped off that…
Man sentenced to 24 years for raping minor at gunpoint
Email this page August 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man identified by the last name of Obando has been sentenced to 24 years in prison by the Criminal Court of Limon…
Prosecutors suspect 9-month old child kidnapped in Panama was to be sold in Costa Rica
Email this page August 12th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Prosecutors in Panama are investigating the case of a 9-month-old child who was kidnapped by a domestic servant working for the child’s parents. …
Authorities capture 5 leaders of international child porn network in Costa Rica
Email this page August 9th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Interpol Costa Rica and the computer crimes unit of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) conducted six raids this morning as part of on…
U.S. pedophile arrested in Jaco on Monday was deported this morning
Email this page August 9th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Department of Immigration has announced that U.S. citizen Kirk William Owen was deported this morning. Authorities revoked his tourist visa citing the…
Organized crime costs Central America billions
Email this page By Sergio Ramos / ISH Organized crime-related violence cost Central America US$6.506 billion, representing a 7.7% decrease to Central America’s US$263.39 billion gross domestic product (GDP), according to…
Car thieves engage in firefight with police at Calderon Guardia Hospital
Email this page August 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A group of car thieves caused a scare at the Calderon Guardia Hospital yesterday. The suspects allegedly stole a vehicle in the…
Man arrested with $333,000 in his vehicle
Email this page August 7th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested yesterday a Colombian man who was carrying $333,000 USD in his vehicle. The man’s identity has not…
