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  • December 31, 2025

Extradition Law Faces First Major Test

San José, Costa Rica — San José, Costa Rica – A landmark legal shift allowing the extradition of Costa Rican…
  • December 30, 2025

Trillion Colones Shadow Economy Erodes Costa Rican Security

San José, Costa Rica — San José – A burgeoning shadow economy valued at over ¢1 trillion is directly fueling…
  • December 30, 2025

Local Kingpins Run Crime Rings Says Top Investigator

San José, Costa Rica — San José, Costa Rica – In a significant clarification on the structure of organized crime…
  • December 29, 2025

Illicit Trade Surge Sinks Costa Rica in Global Crime Ranking

San José, Costa Rica — SAN JOSÉ – Costa Rica’s struggle against transnational organized crime has suffered a significant setback,…
  • December 26, 2025

OIJ Shatters Records in 2025 War on Crime

San José, Costa Rica — SAN JOSÉ – Costa Rica’s primary law enforcement agency, the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ),…
  • December 20, 2025

Costa Rica Deploys New Elite Force Against High-Risk Drug Operations

Guanacaste, Costa Rica — GUANACASTE, Costa Rica – In a significant move to intensify its war on narcotics, Costa Rica’s…
  • December 19, 2025

New Police Station in Pocosol Bolsters Regional Security

Alajuela, Costa Rica — SANTA ROSA DE POCOSOL, Alajuela – In a significant move to enhance citizen security and combat…
  • December 19, 2025

Alajuela Fortifies Northern Zone with ₡4.1 Million Monthly Police Outpost

Alajuela, Costa Rica — SANTA ROSA DE POCOSOL, ALAJUELA – In a significant move to enhance regional security, a new,…
  • December 18, 2025

Daylight Motorcycle Heist in Osa Exposes Commercial Security Flaws

Puntarenas, Costa Rica — OSA, Puntarenas – A brazen motorcycle theft, executed in broad daylight in the parking lot of…
  • December 17, 2025

Decade of Guarding Crucitas Drains ¢1.5 Billion from Public Coffers

Alajuela, Costa Rica — ALAJUELA, COSTA RICA – The relentless battle against illegal gold mining in Crucitas has cost Costa…