Drug Control Police (PCD) officers caught an American from California with a load of marijuana extract inside the luggage at the Juan Santamaría airport in Alajuela, on Tuesday afternoon. The 24-year-old suspect named Trague traveled from San Francisco to Houston to San José. PCD agents confiscated 991 grams of marijuana (marijuana extract, wax or resin), […]
Archives for January 2018
Government reiterates intention to tax the use of Uber and Airbnb
In the latest version of the bill on value added tax (VAT) sent by the Government to the Legislative Assembly in December, there was a proposal to collect the tax on card payments for using services such as Uber, Airbnb and the like. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance in a statement sent […]
2017 ended with 12 cases of malaria in Costa Rica
Last year ended with 12 local cases of malaria and nine imported cases. However, it is important to remember that, by September 2017, the Ministry of Health declared a health alert because there were nine cases of local transmission. Malaria is transmitted through a mosquito bite. The “Anopheles” mosquito transmits a parasite called “Plasmodium”. When […]
“Tío”, Costa Rica’s most wanted man, operates in a different house every night
After 40 raids carried out this Tuesday by the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), the authorities explained the modus operandi of a gang led by subject known as “Tío” (uncle). The police actions were conducted in Hatillo, San Sebastián, Alajuelita, Heredia and Santa Ana. The drug-dealing organization manages a fleet of informal taxis in Hatillo, Alajuelita […]
Another alleged member of Tío’s gang was caught
The Public Force arrested another man, who apparently is part of La banda de Tío (Tío’s gang), an organized group being targeted by the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) in the 40 operations that were carried out this morning. According to the Ministry of Public Security (OIJ), the subject was stopped at the gas station of […]
Bloomberg Platform Highlights “Crash” in Costa Rican Bonds
On Tuesday, the financial information platform Bloomberg highlighted that the bonds in dollars in Costa Rica had their biggest collapse in eight months, after knowing the results of a survey that places legislator Fabricio Alvarado as a favorite for the elections of February 4th. According to a statement from the analyst company, yields on dollar […]