The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – This morning the Drug Control Police of Costa Rica arrested eight members of a gang engaged in international drug-running and money laundering.
Authorities conducted 11 raids throughout the Central Valley in areas such as Heredia, Moravia and Coronado. Theย groupโs leaders, Fonseca Vega and his son-in-law, Herrera Castro, were from San Isidro and Coronado respectively.
Deputy Minister of Security Marรญa Fullmen reported that they have been conducting this investigation since 2013 for ย group. Their cartel worked through theย Peรฑas Blancas border crossing move the drugs through Guatemala and Honduras.
Since the investigation began, police have seized six vehicles, $442,281, and over 870 kilos of cocaine from the alleged drug-running gang.
(Photo courtesy of Ministry of Public Security)
The Costa Rica News (TCRN)
San Jose, Costa Rica