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COSTA RICA · SECURITY Costa Rica’s judicial police detained a woman on Friday over the killing of a US man at a Guanacaste beach condominium. The main suspect, a 22-year-old woman, remains at large. Costa Rica detains one woman over the killing…
Australia is handing over maritime drones to Fiji’s military in a bid to bolster Pacific security, but the specifics will be kept under wraps for fear of tipping off drug smugglers. Domestic-made Bluebottle vessels will be gifted as part of…
A new report is offering fresh insight into how gangs in Haiti backed by political and economic actors operate in a country preparing for its first general elections in more than 10 years Report Offers New Insight Into Haitian Gangs as…
Bipartisan bill would increase inspections of traffic heading south to Mexico through any U.S. state to combat the flow of drugs. A bipartisan bill has been filed in the U.S. Senate to target cartel trafficking in the U.S. The Enhancing Southbound Inspections to…
Veracruz Panama gang violence fear has grown after gunfire wounded two people in the waiting room of the township’s health centre on Saturday 17 October 2026. The health ministry did not say who fired or why, and the outlets reviewed had reported…
New warfare technology has changed how authorities counter transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) along the 3,145-kilomoter border between Mexico and the United States, according to Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) data. Through August 2026, high-energy laser weapons have been decisive in…
Costa Rica immigration says a contract filed for the Beéle concert listed a signer who was not in the country. Refunds start automatically Monday, Oct. 19. COSTA RICA'S LEADING ENGLISH LANGUAGE NEWSPAPER Three Paperwork Problems Led Costa Rica to Deny Beéle…
Sunday October 18, 2026 The Cumilla District Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested four alleged top members of two juvenile gangs, "Raw" and "Crime Setup", during raids over the past 24 hours. The arrests were made at different locations in Cumilla and…
Costa Rica extradited three Mexican men to the United States on Friday to face drug charges that authorities have linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. The handover came two days after the country turned over a Russian national wanted by US…
Sun Oct 18, 2026 October 18, 2026 9:58 AM GMT+1 Mexican authorities have arrested César Jáuregui, former attorney general of Chihuahua, over allegations that he allowed US intelligence agents to participate in a raid on a clandestine drug laboratory without authorisation from the federal government.