Tag: costa rica crime
Three Americans Arrested with $45,000 in Costa Rican Airport
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The authorities in Costa Rica today announced the arrest of three North Americans who hid a total of...
Costa Rica Leads the Way for Strengthening Child Pornography Penalties
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Britain has outlined a series of legal reforms similar to those implemented by Costa Rica late last year...
Over 9,000 Illegal Weapons Seized in Costa Rica Since 2011
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The Costa Rican authorities have seized nearly 9,000 illegal weapons, mostly in the hands of criminals, since 2011,...
Costa Ricans with Records Refused Firearm Permit
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - People with criminal records cannot obtain a firearm permit to carry weapons in Costa Rica, according to the...
Costa Rica to Implement Constitutional Reforms to Improve the War on Drugs
The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, will introduce to Congress a series of reforms to improve the fight against drug trafficking, This includes...
Police Force Implements New Mapping Software to Fight Costa Rica Crime
Costa Rica police stations will now have a new tool that maps criminal activity in different parts of the country and allows officers to...
Anti Crime Programs Working
There were significantly fewer murders in Costa Rica in 2011 than in the year before as anti crime efforts implemented in 2010 and...
Costa Rica and Nicaragua coordinate prosecution of organized crime
The governments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua agreed Thursday to coordinate efforts to pursue jointly organized crime units who are mobilized across the border.
Settlement reached in the Alcatel bribery case
by TCRN Staff
The French company Alcatel is required to pay ¢5,600 million as a form of social redress to the community for the alleged...
Money laundering ring broken up in Costa Rica
by TCRN Staff
The authorities Wednesday broke up a Colombian drug money laundering network which, according to reports from the OIJ, the Drug Control Police...
