In total, the members of the drug gang of “el Gringo” were sentenced to 969 years in prison! Umaña Gómez and Díaz Noreña, the leaders, received 146 and 126 years,…
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4 people who were arrested in 2020 and spent nearly two years in prison have been released. They were found on a boat in the Caribbean, on September 3, 2020,…
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Scanning for Drugs At the Costa Rica Port of Moin
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/08/20There is a new scanner in operation at the Moín Megaport. It will be used to find drugs in containers. There was a halt in its use because of a…
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Drug of Choice in Costa Rica: Ketamine?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/05/14Ketamine is an anesthetic for veterinary use that is now being used as a drug by young people. It is alarming that from 2017 to the first quarter of 2019…
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Where is the Underground Drug Party in Costa Rica?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2019/04/27Various anti-drug authorities are on alert regarding an international event in Costa Rica. They are still unsure where it is to take place but as its promotion suggests consumption of…
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Colombia Drug Trafficker Links Costa Rica Business & Officials to Drug Trade
by admin 2017/11/28Costa Rica News – An alleged coordinator of a drug trafficking network in Colombia claimed that transnational criminal groups operate in Costa Rica alongside local businesses and with the support of…
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More “Mules” Headed Through the Costa Rica Airport?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2017/10/12Costa Rica News – The Drug Control Police detain at least three people a month with cocaine or marijuana. In all of 2016, only six were captured.
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Sex, Drugs & Violence in Downtown San Jose Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2017/04/23Costa Rica News – The area around the Congress is no longer safe to walk at night. No, it’s nothing political.