An Italian man named Bianchini was arrested on Tuesday on public roads in Heredia. The 66-year-old foreigner has an international arrest warrant for extradition by the Italian Police.
According to the authorities, Bianchini had been sentenced to 23 years and 10 months in prison in his country for the crimes of receiving, falsifying a private document and fraudulent bankruptcy.
Interpol agents would have initiated a follow-up investigation after having reports that he was hiding in the country.