Costa Rica: A Major Player in the Global Drug Trade? U.S. Claims Spark Controversy
Costa Rica has been tagged as a significant player in drug production and trafficking.
Costa Rica has been tagged as a significant player in drug production and trafficking.
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,…
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,…
There 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…
Ketamine 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…
Various 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…
Costa 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…
Costa 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.