Italian arrested with liquid cocaine in vodka bottles
Email this page March 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Authorities reported yesterday the arrest of an Italian citizen who was attempting to smuggle liquid cocaine contained in vodka bottles, as well as…
470 kilograms of cocaine seized in South Pacific
Email this page March 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican authorities said tests confirmed they seized 470 kilograms of cocaine off a vessel they stopped in the South Pacific on March…
Indictments handed down in case of 215 handguns stolen from Traffic Police
Email this page March 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The Public Ministry has announced the list of those indicted in the case of 215 handguns that were stolen from a Traffic Police…
Man detained with 112 valuable orchids
Email this page March 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police seized 112 orchids from a man traveling in a vehicle in Bijagual de Upala, Alajuela. Allan Obando, director of the Border…
U.S. Citizen and Canadian arrested for selling marijuana brownies at farmers’ market
Email this page March 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police detained a U.S. citizen and a Canadian who were producing and selling brownies containing marijuana. According to information provided by the Ministry…
U.S. says cocaine and Internet gambling are the main sources of money laundering in Costa Rica
Email this page March 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) The proceeds of cocaine trafficking and Internet gambling represent the largest portion of funds that are laundered in Costa Rica, according to the…
Bar served as site to prostitute 15-year-old Nicaraguan girl
Email this page March 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A bar in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Heredia, served as a site for prostituting a 15-year-old Nicaraguan girl, and others, for 10,000 colones…
Drug traffickers, money launderers taking advantage of struggling hotel owners
Email this page March 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Judicial authorities say that drug traffickers and money launderers have set their sights on struggling hotel owners, as the sector struggles under a…
