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Cell Phone Trafficking in Costa Rica Prisons Lucrative, Aids Extortion
Cell phone trafficking in Costa Rica prisons has become a lucrative and rarely punished business, allowing criminals to continue their illicit activities and...
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Costa Rica Arrests Point to Security Forces’ Growing Drug Trade Ties
Authorities in Costa Rica have arrested several members of a drug trafficking network led by former security officials, highlighting a trend of deepening security...
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Costa Rica Dismantles Maximum Security Inmate’s Drug Ring, Again
The dismantling, for the second time in two years, of a drug trafficking organization in Costa Rica led by a man held in a maximum security prison is a worrying...
Costa Rica Profile
Costa Rica has traditionally been perceived as a bastion of security in crime-ravaged Central America. In recent years, however, the country has experienced record...
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Costa Rica’s Next President Lacks Plan to Tackle Rising Insecurity
Voters in Costa Rica just chose their next president, but the incoming head of state doesn't seem to have a coherent plan for tackling record levels of violence in...
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GameChangers 2017: What to Watch for in 2018
Organized crime thrives amid political corruption and uncertainty. There will be plenty of this in Latin America in 2018, helping organized crime deepen its roots...
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Colombia Trafficker Links Costa Rica Business, Officials to Drug Trade
An interview with the alleged co-ordinator of a drug trafficking network in Colombia has confirmed that transnational criminal groups operate in Costa Rica...
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Report Unravels Transnational Strands of Costa Rica Drug Trade
A recent report has shed new light on the dynamics of the drug trade in Costa Rica, highlighting how transnational criminal groups have co-opted local individuals...
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How Fear of Crime in Central America Impacts Daily Life, Contributes to Migration
A new report shows the extent to which insecurity negatively affects the daily lives of Central American citizens, and provides further evidence that crime and...