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  The suspect was taken to the cells of the San José Criminal Court, where he will have to wait for the extradition process. - Ministry of Security and Interpol photo -  |
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Friday, June 25, 2021
Agents of the International Police, Interpol, detained a man of Colombian nationality, 51, in Cariari Canton, Heredia Province, who had an international arrest warrant. According to the Public Ministry report, this man is wanted by the United States Prosecutor Office for the crime of drug trafficking. The suspect was taken to the cells of the San José Criminal Court, where he will have to wait for the extradition process. The ministry did not provide the name of the suspect. In March, Interpol arrested 13 of Latin America’s most wanted fugitives. An Interpol -coordinated ‘EL PACTO’ operation, from November 2020 to March 2021, sent a team of investigators from across Latin America to arrest their most wanted fugitives. They were wanted for serious and often horrific crimes, including murder, kidnapping and sexual violence against women. The fugitives were all subject to Interpol Red Notices, which is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest the person wanted, the police organization said. Their names were also featured on a list of priority fugitive targets established by Interpol’s Fugitive Investigative Support (FIS) unit and law enforcement in eight Latin American countries in late 2020. The international partners held a two-week operational phase, where Interpol coordinated intensive working meetings between national law enforcement aimed at locating and arresting as many of these fugitives as possible. The operational model effectively pushes international police cooperation into ‘hyper drive’ which allows investigators to exchange actionable information in real-time, they said. According to Interpol, more fugitives were arrested during that operation than in any other project to date. On one occasion, multiple fugitives were arrested in a single day. And the location of another two fugitives was identified. A fugitive wanted by Peru for child sexual exploitation and human trafficking was arrested by Argentina’s Federal Police after several days spent tracking down family members that had provided erroneous addresses. One of the most wanted criminals was a man surnamed Molina. He was on Ecuador’s most wanted list since 2018 for rape. Initially thought to have fled abroad, investigators exchanging information within the EL PACTO task force managed to locate and arrest him in Quito through open-source analysis and wiretaps. The head of an international drug trafficking ring, wanted by Brazil following a series of confiscations resulting in more than two tonnes of cocaine, was arrested by Bolivian police in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. “These results are only possible thanks to the permanent EL PACTO network that has been built up over time between national fugitive investigators,” Stephen Kavanagh, INTERPOL’s Executive Director of Police Services said. “Each year, this network gets stronger and it becomes even harder for criminals to escape justice by fleeing from one Latin America country to another.” Law enforcement from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Peru took part in the EL PACTO operation. EL PACTO is a European Union-funded cooperation program that seeks to strengthen capacities and facilitate international cooperation. Its partnership with Interpol aims to create and develop a permanent mechanism for fugitive investigations across Latin America. First launched in 2018, the Interpol-coordinated EL PACTO operations have led to the arrest of 79 fugitives as well as 28 positive locations, they said. -------------------- Why would an international criminal with an arrest warrant live in Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com Professional's
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