In Brief...
Four of Five Men
Executed Were Panamanian
Four of the five men
found executed Wednesday
in the southern zone
have been identified as
being Panamanian
nationals who have a
criminal history of
drugs. One of the men,
according to Costa Rican
police authorities, was
shot several times,
while the others had
only a single gunshot to
the head.
Costa Rican authorities
confiscated two vehicles
that are believed to
have been used in the
execution style murder
of the five men and are
co-ordinating their
efforts to Panamanian
police authorities to
track down those
responsible.
Costa Rica - Panama - An
Uncontrolled Border
A Telenoticias (channel
7 television news)
reports that there are
at least 80 different
points along the Costa
Rica Panama border that
can be used to move
between the two
countries without any
type of controls.
The news team reports
that they crossed a
number of points along
the border, that is
believed to be used by
drug traffickers,
without the presence of
any police.
12 Year Old Girl Found
Safer After Reported
Missing
The 12 year old girl
that had gone missing
since Wednesday in Playa
Herradura was found
alive and safe at the
home of her 27 year old
boyfriend in Alajuelita,
San José. The parents of
the girl called police
after she disappeared
and had received threats
from the man, who says
she is her boyfriend.
The girl will be
returned to her family
after the Jacó
detachment of the
Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
received a call alerting
them to her location.
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