Tag: crime
Costa Rica Tightens Sanctions for Crimes of Violence against Women
The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, sanctioned the 15 reforms to a law that intensifies the penalties for crimes of violence against women,...
Proposal that Reduces from 3 to 2 Weapons Permitted per Person Receives 1st Guarantee...
The Legislative Assembly approved the afternoon of this Tuesday (yesterday) in the 1st debate reform of the Law of Weapons and Explosives so that...
Crime Comparison Between Costa Rica and the United States
Crime is defined as “an action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law.”...
Costa Rican Corporations Are Being Targeted By Property Thieves
Costa Rican authorities have not been doing enough to address the problems of property theft. Surprisingly, property thefts are not that difficult to achieve....
The San Pedro Streaker
Earlier today authorities detained a 26 year old individual who was running nude around the Fuente de Hispanidad Fountain in San Pedro. Those who...
New Costa Rica Legislation Reform Will Prevent Minors From Marrying Older Men
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica Draft Law 19,337 has been created to provide more extensive legal protection for children and to keep...
Global Peace Index Ranks Costa Rica as the Fourth Safest Country in Latin America
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica was named the fourth safest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Global Peace...
Accomplice to Drug Lord "El Chapo" is Facing Life in Prison for Drug Trafficking
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Celaya Rafael Humberto Valenzuela, member of the Sinaloa cartel, led by the arrested Mexican drug lord "El Chapo"...
Legalizing Drugs: Costa Rica and the World Moving Towards Policy Reform
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - It’s exhilarating when the ground shifts under policies once thought permanent and unchangeable—when the unthinkable becomes commonsense. That...
Why Choose a Costa Rica Destination Wedding?
The trend in recent years with many soon-to-be married couples is to forgo the traditional large, expensive church wedding for an exotic wedding destination....
Costa Rican Sex Workers Rally for Greater Rights
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Costa Rican sex workers approached the Ministry of Labor today requesting more awareness in health, eliminating the stigma...
Global Report Calls Costa Rica a 'Sports Betting Paradise'
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A detailed report released on Thursday in Paris, France, reveals that organized crime launders $140 billion annually through sports...
U.S. Child Rapist to be Deported
Harold Eugene Smith who was arrested for an expired tourist visa in Costa Rica during a routine check by Immigration Police, was found to...
Tourist Police prepares for high seasonPolicía Turística se prepara para temporada alta
San Jose, Costa Rica. The Tourist Police Force of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) is preparing its operations plan to increase tourist safety...
Costa Rica, Panama in the Crossfire
By Samuel Logan and John P Sullivan for ISN Security Watch
Colombia and Costa Rica reaffirmed counternarcotics cooperation on 16 September, underscoring the reality of...
Merida Initative increases aid to Costa Rica
The United States' Merida Initiative will be providing an additional $1 million for the improvement of money laundering prevention methods and improvement of the...
Latin America Combats Drugs
By Justin Anthony Monarez - The last four decades of efforts to subdue cartel violence and illicit drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere have...
Mexico, Costa Rica sign agreement on co-op
MEXICO CITY, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Mexico and Costa Rica reached an agreement on cooperation on Thursday, according to a statement by Mexico's president's...
