Hundreds of new police officers begin work this week
Email this page September 26th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Some 306 new police officers of the Fuerza Publica began patrolling Costa Rica this week, in addition to hundreds more that will serve…
Authorities find 27 kilos of cocaine in cardboard box in middle of airport
Email this page September 25th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) A simple cardboard box in plain sight in the middle of the shipping and receiving area of San José’s airport caught the attention…
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen security guards begin trial in Costa Rica
Email this page (AFP) Three former bodyguards of Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen and US football star husband Tom Brady went on trial Monday in Costa Rica for opening fire at photographers.…
Hand grenade thrown into fish market in Limon
Email this page September 23rd, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Terrified customers and staff ran for their lives in a fish market in the Cieneguita area of Limon on Saturday after a hand…
Guatemala: Cellphone thieves could get 15 years in prison without parole
Email this page GUATEMALA CITY (ISH) – Guatemala’s Congress has passed a law making cellphone theft punishable with up to 15 years in prison without parole. The law, approved on Sept.…
German child sex trafficker returns to Costa Rica in handcuffs
Email this page September 20th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) German citizen and convicted child sex trafficker, Levy Berger was extradited to Costa Rica by Panamanian authorities on Thursday, where he will serve…
Authorities considering vacations for prisoners
Email this page September 19th, 2013 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rican authorities are considering giving prisoners vacations from jail, after meeting with prison consultants from Spain. Under the plan, prisoners with…
Report: Mexican cartels are in Panama
Email this page PANAMA CITY, Panama (ISH) – At least four Mexican cartels linked to murders are in Panama, one of the Central American nation’s leading newspapers reported on Sept.…
