These Are the 33 Most Serious Cases of Organized Crime in Costa Rica and What Has Happened to Them

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The Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ) accounted for 33 large cases of drug trafficking, homicides and other forms of organized crime from 2022 until mid-April 2025.The list was prepared by the Office of Plans and Operations (OPO) of the judicial police, at a consultation conducted by La Nación on the main cases handled by the entity in the last three years.The recount includes interventions that allowed recognized disarticular drug trafficking…