Tag: illegal weapons
Costa Rica Reports Drop in Homicides, Increase in Gun Seizures, New Gun Law Signed
On Thursday, Presiden Carlos Alvarado and the Minister of Public Security, Michael Soto signed the Reform to the Law on Weapons and Explosives (Reforma a la Ley de Armas y Explosivo), a law that tightens gun controls.
At the signing ceremony that took place in...
Security company closes operations and hands over its firearms
The private security company that shut down last year handed over to the Ministry of Public Security (MSP), a total of 81 firearms, along with ammunition.
MSP deputy minister Eduardo Solano said the decision was made by the company because it did not know what...
Driver Found With An AK-47, 9mm Guns, Ammunition and Wads of Cash In Car in Cuidad Colon
A routine police spot-check on the road from Santa Ana to Cuidad Colon nets wads of cash and three weapons, an AK-47 assault rifle and two 9-millimeter hand guns and boxes with a large quantity of ammunition.
According to the preliminary information of Fuerza Publica...
State Bank Director Nabbed At Airport Packing A Gun
QCOSTARICA - Being a director of the most powerful bank in the country, the state bank, Banco Nacional (BNCR), does not give permission to carry a firearm around the international airport.
That was the case of Olman Briceño Fallas, arrested on Friday at the Juan...
