Costa Rica’s murder rate drops while thefts skyrocket
Email this page March 5th, 2013 (Infosurhoy) Costa Rica’s murder rate fell to 8.9 per 100,000 residents in 2012 after it was 10.3 in 2011, according to Francisco Segura, the…
18 U.S. tourists held by armed thugs during robbery of hotel
Email this page March 1st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Five masked gunmen held 18 tourists from the United States for at least an hour as they ransacked rooms, stealing cameras, computers, phones,…
Costa Rica and U.S. make huge drug bust
Email this page March 1st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com via InfoSurHoy) U.S. and Costa Rican officials confiscated a ton of cocaine transported in two boats in the Pacific Ocean, Mauricio Boraschi, Costa…
Man sentenced to 36 years in prison for raping his wife
Email this page February 27th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 39-year-old software engineer has been sentenced to 36 years in prison after having been found guilty by a court of raping his…
Man gets hand amputated in land dispute
Email this page February 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A 35 year-old man, identified as Francisco Mendoza Garcia, lost a hand after being attacked with machetes over an apparent land dispute. …
Police arrest gang responsible for violent home invasions in San Carlos
Email this page February 21st, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Police arrested on Tuesday night a gang dedicated to violent home-invasion style robberies, in Venecia de San Carlos. The arrested members of…
Debt of more than $1.5 million may have led to triple murder in La Fortuna
Email this page February 18th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to sources, an alleged debt of approximately $1.5 million may have led to the murder of businessman Geovanny Soto, 52 in La…
Suspect to stand trial for the second time for murder of schoolgirl
Email this page February 14th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A man identified by the last name of Murillo will go to trial a second time as the main suspect in the murder…
