A 43-year-old man, surnamed Narváez Sánchez, and a 32-year-old woman identified as Castro López were arrested. They are suspected of procuring. The Trafficking section of the Judicial Investigation Agency, along with San José Municipal Police, raided two “dating houses” in Luján neighborhood. We joined the judicial authorities in the intervention of two commercial premises that, […]
Rangers found a dredge and an apparent illegal runway in Sierpe area
Rangers from Sierpe area, in Osa, carried out an inspection on the lagoon sector and the wetlands, where they found a dredge and they also confirmed the presence of what could be an illegal runway. The day after the inspection, they returned to the place and the dredge was not there. A video shows the […]
President Luis Guillermo Solís talked about the Central American migration flow
Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís talked about his concern on the migration flow in Central America, which includes people who travel or return from the United States. He stated that the issue will be part of his dialogue with Donald Trump’s government. We are concerned about migrants that come or go to the United […]
Soto: “organized crime is not out of control”
Director of the Office of Plans and Operations (OPO) from the Judicial Investigation Agency Michael Soto explained that, according to authorities from this institution, organized crime is not out of control in Costa Rican territory. However, during the first 75 days of the year, homicides have already reached 123 victims, which means 12 more homicides […]
Bertozzi: “they were well-behaved, quiet prisoners”
Pablo Bertozzi, director of the Prison Police, declared that the three prisoners who escaped from the Institutional Center are quiet and well-behaved. Moreover, Bertozzi assured that the escape could have been much greater and that if other immates had wanted to flee, they could have done it without problems. This is because they work in […]
President Donald Trump presented his first budget project
President Donald Trump proposed drastic spending cutbacks in science, the environment and international aid in his first budget project that includes funds for the Mexican wall. The White House published a guide on the project that will be formally presented in congress for reading. The paper clearly outlines Trump’s priorities: the already massive defense budget […]