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2 clusters · 5 sources · 11 days · First seen · Last updated

Human trafficking and smuggling in Costa Rica

Overview

Authorities in Costa Rica have apprehended a Nicaraguan national in the Los Chiles canton for the alleged transport of an adult and a child with irregular migratory status. The suspect, who has a prior detention record from two years ago, faces potential prison sentences of up to eight years. This incident marks the tenth arrest of a suspected human trafficker in Los Chiles during the current year.

Entities

Organismo de Investigación Judicial · Mallorca · Heredia · San Jose · Policía Nacional

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Authorities arrest suspects in human trafficking and passport forgery cases

    Police in Costa Rica and Spain have arrested individuals involved in human trafficking and the distribution of forged passports.

  2. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Costa Rica authorities arrest two women in driving course scam

    Two women were arrested in Costa Rica for an alleged driving course scam that defrauded over 200 people of more than ¢9 million.

Sources

crprensa.com · diarioextra.com · directoriocubano.info · observador.cr · ultimahora.es