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Published on Tuesday, May 9,
2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff During one anti-drug operation, agents from the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) arrested four people on suspicion of being part of an organized group of criminals growing marijuana.
According to the police report, on Monday, officers got confidential information about a property located in Atenas Canton in Alajuela Province, where some people were growing marijuana.
Responding to the call and after investigating the activities that were taking place on that property, the officers intercepted two trucks that were just leaving the place.
During the initial inspection of the vehicles' cargo, officers found several plastic bags containing marijuana plants and flowers.
Following the police guidelines on drug trafficking suspects, officers raided the property and found more than 240 marijuana plants and several cocoons.
The guidelines require officers to seize the trucks, plants, cash, and equipment for growing the plants as part of the evidence in the case.
The
four Costa Rican male suspects,
who were allegedly transporting
the drug, were identified as
Sauma-Cortés (50), Araya-Lao
(46), Zúñiga-Guillén, (39) and
one 17 years-old. They
were taken to the cells of the
Public Ministry where they were
interrogated by judicial agents
and now await a judge’s orders
regarding pre-trial measures
against them as suspects of
growing marijuana. Police
ask people to report any
suspected marijuana farms by
calling the confidential
bilingual 10-digit tip line at
800-8000-645. --------------
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