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 United States. Celso Gamboa ...

Costa Rica's judicial police have arrested Celso Gamboa Sanchez, a former security minister and judge, and his alleged associate, Edwin Lopez Vega, on drug trafficking charges. Both men face ...

Costa Rica has enacted sweeping constitutional reforms enabling the extradition of its own citizens on charges of ...

A new constitutional amendment allows the extradition of Costa Rican nationals for international drug trafficking and ...

Costa Rica just made a decisive move to tackle organized crime. Yesterday, the Legislative Assembly voted 44-13 to amend Article 32 of the Constitution, allowing the extradition of Costa Rican ...

Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves signed a constitutional reform on Wednesday allowing, for the first time in the country’s history, the extradition of Costa Rican nationals accused of drug ...

The American agency wanted to capture Grijabla in Europe instead of Costa Rica as the Central American nation prohibits extradition of its citizens in the country. The DEA wanted to capture ...

“The country should also analyze at a second level the possibility of extending extradition to other crimes.” The proposal’s advancement comes as Costa Rica faces a rise in cases of state corruption, ...

A retired Nicaraguan military officer turned outspoken critic of President Daniel Ortega has been shot to death at his home ...

Mr Cruz, who was arrested in Costa Rica in 2022, is accused of stabbing ... where wounded up after he escaped the US, did not have extradition policies in its constitution. A now-retired police ...

SAN JOSE (Reuters) -Costa Rica's judicial police said they detained a former security minister and a former judge on drug trafficking charges following an extradition request from the United States, ...