Prison guards in Costa Rica busted a furry four-legged drug smuggler with four legs with marijuana and crack taped to its ...

The Public Security Ministry said it had never recorded another seizure of the animals, whicgh are a non-native species in Costa Rica.

A 'drug-smuggling cat' has been busted after the animal was caught as it attempted to climb over a fence in Costa Rica with a ...

HRW says the Trump administration deported 200 migrants—81 children—from abusive U.S. detention to Costa Rica, urging both ...

Costa Rica Guatemala and Honduras create the Central American Sportfishing Alliance (CASA) to drive sustainable coastal ...

The justice ministry shared a video of the cat, which was carrying over 230 grams of marijuana and 67 grams of crack cocaine.

A grab from video footage released by Costa Rica's justice ministry shows prison guards removing drugs taped to a cat ...

Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence ...

Prosecutors said Saturday that 21 suspects in a series of coordinated attacks on French prisons had been charged, including two teenagers. French anti-terror ...

With the announcement Friday during a visit to the Reforma prison, Chaves was channeling El Salvador President Nayib Bukele who he recognized last year with Costa Rica’s highest diplomatic honor for ...

In 2023, Costa Rica set a homicide record with 907, down somewhat in 2024 to 880. So far this year, the country is on nearly the same homicide pace as last year, according to government data.

Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves took another step in his shift toward a tough-on-crime stance, announcing plans to build a new prison in the Central American nation modeled on ...