Intelligence agency says El Chapo children visited Costa Rica
Costa Rica’s secretive intelligence agency, the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) is investigating the reason behind at least two trips by children of fugitive Mexican drug lord, Joaquin "El…
More FIFA officials, including acting CONCACAF president and bosses across Central and South America, charged in widening probe
Football bosses from across South and Central America were among 16 people charged by U.S. prosecutors on Thursday with multimillion-dollar bribery schemes for marketing and broadcast rights to tournaments and…
From rape and murder to robbery, more than 90 percent of crimes in Costa Rica go unpunished
The Impunómetro uses reported crime figures from the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) for 2014 to determine what percentage of those crimes went unpunished as of the end of 2015,…
Canadian man with long criminal history amongst armed robbers of Cartago business for lottery tickets
A Canadian man with a criminal history was one of four men who conducted an armed robbery of a Cartago business late Wednesday night, in which the bandits stole ¢7…
Prosecution seeks 20 years for Luis Milanes, accused of defrauding millions from American and Canadian investors in Costa Rica
Costa Rica prosecutors, in their closing arguments this week in the criminal trial of alleged high-yield investment fraudster, Luis Tamayo Milanés requested that the man be sentenced to 20 years…
Suspects arrested in brutal San Jose murder that sparked national outcry
Police in Costa Rica in the early hours of Thursday morning arrested two men in the Caribbean province of Limon suspected of being involved in a brutal, broad-daylight murder in…
Costa Rica assassins traveling to Mexico for training: official
Assassins from Costa Rica are reportedly traveling to Mexico to receive specialized training from criminal groups, suggesting Costa Rican criminals are growing in sophistication by learning from their more experienced…
57-year-old US man arrested in Escazu for luring minors for paid sex, rape
A 57-year-old man from the United States was arrested Saturday in Escazu for allegedly luring minors via social media and taking them to his home and then soliciting them for…
