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Immigration In Action!
The Fuerza Pública assisting the
Policía Especial de Migración
(immigration police) descended
on various beach communities in
an operation to detect and
detain illegals in Costa Rica.
In Jacó beach, the operation
included visits to bars,
cantinas and various nightspots.
The operation began around
11pm and ran until 5am along
with the support of the Policía
de Transito who operates several
roadblocks in the area,
including Esparsa (east of
Puntarenas) and Orotina.
Transit officials checked cars
going in and out of the area,
while the Fuerza Publica
assisted immigration officers in
the various clubs and discos.
In total, officials say they
interviewed 400 people of which
84 were foreigners visiting the
popular beach town. Of those 27
were found to have irregular
migratory status.
Of the 27, 19 were Nicaraguans,
5 Colombians, 2 Argentines and
one American.
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