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Published
Thursday, March 19, 2020
A U.S. citizen jailed as a suspect of drug trafficking By the A.M. Costa Rica staff On Wednesday, police from the Tobías Bolaños International Airport in Pavas, San José Province, arrested a U.S. citizen man, for the alleged crime of drug trafficking. According to the police report, the foreigner was detained at the baggage checkpoint after it was detected that in his carry-on baggage were ten jelly or gummy candies, made with marijuana. The foreigner's name was not disclosed by the police, however, it was confirmed that he intended to take a local flight to La Managua local airport in Quepos Beach in Puntarenas Province. The man was taken to the cells of the Public Ministry where he was interrogated by the judicial agents and after that, he must wait until a judge orders the pre-trial measures against him.  In a similar case in February, the Drug Control Police detained two foreign men at the baggage checkpoint of the Daniel Oduber International Airport in Guanacaste Province, with a cargo of chocolate with marijuana. According to the police report, the first man arrested was a U.S. citizen surnamed Sayela-Wala, 31. The second man arrested was a Canadian, surnamed Cameron-Paterson, 49. Both foreigners were arrested at the time their luggage was inspected at the airport checkpoint, where 1,087 units of chocolate bars plus nine pieces of chocolate containing marijuana were found by police. The cargo weighs a total of 83 kilos of chocolate including marijuana, according to the police report. Data provided by the police revealed that both men entered the country Feb. 14, through the land immigration post of Peñas Blancas on the northern border with Nicaragua. At the time of the arrests, both men intended to leave the country through the airport to Amsterdam in Holland, making a stopover in the U.S., said the police. "The suspects were carrying seven suitcases as luggage within which police officers detected a large number of chocolates that were mixed with apparent marijuana," said the police in their statement. In addition to the confiscation of cargo, the police seized $1,808 in cash. The two men were taken to the cells of the Public Ministry where they were interrogated by the judicial agents and a judge ordered pre-trial jail against them.  In September 2019, when a U.S. citizen, surnamed Singleton, was detained at the same Daniel Oduber International Airport, as a suspect of international drug trafficking. According to the police report, the man arrived in the country on a direct flight from Miami. In a routine search, officers said they detected packages of candy and plastic containers with suspicious merchandise. As part of the process in the case of a drug trafficking alert, airport officials requested the support of specialists from the Air Surveillance Service. According to Airport Police Chief Captain Otto Arrieta, a K-9 dog that specializes in drug tracking detected marijuana hidden in the suspect's luggage. "In the suspect's luggage there were 29.34 grams of marijuana in wraps and 17.92 grams of marijuana in jelly candies," said Arrieta. Singleton was taken to the cells of the Public Ministry in Liberia where a judge ordered pre-trial jail against him. --------------------------- Have you heard about expats or tourists jailed in Costa Rica for drug trafficking? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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