On Sunday afternoon, the Public Force and the Municipal Police of San José found nearly 6 kilos of compressed marijuana and 20 doses of ecstasy. The discovery happened in two buses inside a terminal in downtown San José. The buses came from Limón and were approached by the officers, who make constant revisions in the […]
Archives for March 13, 2017
Beware of glaucoma!
Glaucoma is a silent condition with no symptoms that causes blindness without a warning. Luckily, it can be prevented. Diabetics, people with high blood pressure, and people with a family history have an increased risk of developing this disease, the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Marisela Salas, director of the Ophthalmology Clinic of the […]
Fire destroyed homes in Alajuela
A family from Alajuelita sector lost everything when a fire consumed their home on Sunday. According to the Fire Department report, the 200-square-meter house was completely destroyed by the fire that started after 1 a.m. Fortunately, there were no victims. Two other structures were partially affected. An 80-square-meter house only lost 8 meters, while a […]
Peddlers sold chilies, avocados… And drugs
Two street vendors offered chilies, avocados and marijuana at retail price in downtown San José. The Public Force managed to capture the foreign peddlers, named Beltre and González, who had 22 doses of marijuana in the carton were they kept the chilies. Beltre, a Dominican national, has a residence permit; while González, a Nicaraguan man, […]
Free coffee to compete in Coffee Masters
A 23-year-old young man opened a small stand in Los Yoses. His goal was to collect $ 800 to afford the plane ticket to London, England, and compete against 19 other experts in the coffee-making technique. But he did not sell cups of coffee, he gave them away. In exchange, he asked for a voluntary […]
4 suspects arrested with 900 kilos of drugs
Four people were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of drug trafficking in the territorial jurisdiction of Costa Rica in the Pacific Ocean, near Cocos Island. The suspects had 900 kilograms of drugs. However, the authorities have not revealed what kind of drugs was seized during the ongoing operation of the Public Force. At the moment, […]