Costa Rica To Get A Cool Million More To
Fight Drug War
Fighting the war on drugs is expensive and
that is the reason behind the decision by
the United States to give Costa Rica and
additional cool million dollars to continue
the fight.
The total amount allocated to Costa Rica by
the US is us$4.3 million dollars that was
received by the Costa Rican government
earlier this year, which comes under the
"Plan Mérida", part of the us$465 million
contribution by the United States to the
region.
Costa Rica's fight in the drug war has moved
from being a problem in the seas, but also
on the streets.
The initiative approved by the US Congress
last year earmarks us$465 million dollars,
of which us$400 million goes to Mexico and
the rest to Central America.
Costa Rica has been critical of the US
allocation, as it feels very lopsided that a
country like Costa Rica, that is vulnerable
to drug cartels and no army to defend its
borders, is receiving less than 1% of the
total.
The ministra de Seguriad, Jeanina del
Vecchio, said that the extra cash will be
earmarked to buy equipment for police
officers and training programs in money
laundering.
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