Over 2,000 children were abused in December alone
Email this page January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Vacations were not exactly happy moments for many children, as, according to the 911 Emergency Services, the month of December brought a total…
Costa Rican authorities stopping nearly one cocaine shipment per day on northern border
Email this page January 4th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police are stopping and confiscating almost one cocaine shipment per day on the Penas Blancas border with Nicaragua. …
Man who killed his partner, fled with baby to Nicaragua, still free
Email this page January 3rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A Nicaraguan man, identified by the last name Espinoza, murdered his girlfriend and then fled across the San Juan River to his native…
Costa Rican Authorities confiscated 15.5 tons of cocaine in 2012
Email this page December 31st, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) According to information from the Ministry of Public Security, Costa Rican authorities confiscated 15 tons and 531 kilograms of cocaine in 2012. …
Dog finds 109 kilos of cocaine on tourist bus
Email this page December 30th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) A drug dog found a cargo of 109 kilograms of cocaine in a small tourist bus on Friday night. The discovery was…
Man sentenced to 30 years in death of stepson
Email this page Alban Fonseca has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murder of his 2-year-old stepson, David Rocha. On December 12th, 2011, the minor was…
Eight businesses raided this year for software piracy
Email this page December 19th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Operations aimed at curtailing software piracy in Costa Rica have resulted in eight raids on businesses, 12 lawsuits, and fines that could reach…
D.A. asks INTERPOL to track down former minister
Email this page December 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The former Minister of Public Works and Transportation (MOPT, in Spanish), Francisco Jimenez, left Costa Rica on Wednesday, after a series of arrests…
