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Drug trafficking blamed as homicides soar in Costa Rica

Por: ABC News World April 02, 2023

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LIMON, Costa Rica -- In this colorful Caribbean port, where cruise ship passengers are whisked to jungle adventures in Costa Rica’s interior, locals try to be home by dark and police patrol with high-caliber guns in the face of soaring drug violence.Costa Rica logged a record 657 homicides last year and Limon – with a homicide rate five times the national average -- was the epicenter. The bloodshed in a country better known for its... + full article



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