crime in costa rica

At least 13 criminal groups are behind the production of altered alcohol sold in bottles identical to the legal versions but tainted with methanol, an industrial alcohol responsible for 34…

Altered guaro has taken the lives of six men and two women between the ages of 44 and 66 in the recent weeks. Because of this, the Ministry of Health…

A passenger was caught in the Juan Santamaría Airport hiding $226,005 in bundles of $100 bills in the double lining of a suitcase. He was planning to fly to Panama…

Soon after a court case was opened against him, a Cuban doctor fled Costa Rica and went to Miami, in March 2018. He has since been extradited from the US…

Just a single day after receiving his license, a young man was involved in an accident that took the life of a motorcyclist. He now faces charges of culpable homicide…

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Judicial police in Costa Rica’s capital raided Roman Catholic church offices Thursday, searching for information about two priests accused of sexual abuse. The raids on…

There is a myth that one must wait 24 hours to report a missing person. Authorities state the importance of those first 24 hours and urge the public not to…

Bank fraud happening from inside prisons are seemingly impossible. Blocking the cell signal in prisons was approved last year with law number 9597 but will likely not happen until next…