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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, issued a security alert on November 25, 2025, warning American travelers about a ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica’s Security Minister Talks Cocaine, Killings, and Organized Crime
Costa Rica has had a tumultuous start to 2020. The country seized the largest ever haul of cocaine within its borders and homicides were up in the first two months of the year. InSight Crime sat down ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica moves forward with maximum-security prison project
Sept. 2 (UPI) --Costa Rica expects to open a maximum-security prison, intended to hold 5,100 inmates, by the end of 2026, at an estimated cost of $39 million. For the design of the Center for High ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica ex-security minister charged in US with cocaine smuggling conspiracy
WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - A former security minister and ex-judge from Costa Rica was charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to import cocaine after being detained by the Central American nation's ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica Arrests Point to Security Forces’ Growing Drug Trade Ties
Former members of Costa Rica's coast guard and national police led a drug transport network Authorities in Costa Rica have arrested several members of a drug trafficking network led by former security ...
News Costa Rica » Security: Costa Rica detains ex-security minister on drug trafficking charges after US extradition request
SAN JOSE, June 23 (Reuters) - Costa Rica's judicial police said on Monday they detained a former security minister and ex-judge on drug trafficking charges following an extradition request from the ...
News Costa Rica » Security: US issues security warning for Costa Rica: Everything travelers need to know
The U.S. Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica, issued a security alert on November 25, 2025, warning American travelers about a concerning rise in criminal activity targeting foreigners throughout the ...