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Police seize $192,000 that was dumped in an empty lot near the border with Nicaragua
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
The officers of the Isla Chica* delegation in the town of Los Chiles, near the border with Nicaragua, reported the seizure of $192,000 that was thrown in an empty lot by a man while he was escaping from the police. According to the police report, in a routine patrol carried out by officers with the support of agents of the Operational Support Group (GAO for its acronym in Spanish), on the border with Nicaragua, they "observed a man who was crossing a wire fence, the man was carrying what appeared to be a long weapon, as well as a large bag, for which the officers ordered him to stop. " But the man chose to throw the bag and escape through a wild forest area. "The officers continued their search, but shortly after the man was escaping through a bushes area, so it was impossible to find him due to the thick vegetation," said the police in its report. While reviewing the bag, the officers found eight packages wrapped in plastic and, when reviewing one of them, the police discovered the money. Following the protocol in these cases, the officers coordinated the delivery of the money to the Drug Control Police. After a count, the officers determined that the amount seized was $192,000 and that was delivered as evidence of the case to the Public Prosecutor's Office. In a recent case about money laundering, as was reported in A.M. Costa Rica Thursday, a man suspected of laundering more than $200,000 was ordered by a judge to three months of pre-trial detention. On that case, the Prosecutor's Office of Alajuela said that the man, surnamed Molina-Restrepo, is suspected of money laundering $226,605. According to a Public Ministry report, the investigation of the case began in June after the suspect contacted other men, not yet identified, but who may be linked to drug trafficking. The report said these other people gave the money to Molina-Restrepo to take to Bolivia. After a routine review operation, the packages with the money were detected and the suspect was detained. "Molina-Restrepo distributed the money in his suitcase, in a double lining that he made with a thick plastic sheet, adhered with glue and screws," said the prosecutor's office in its report. The man was arrested at the Juan Santamarķa International Airport* when he was leaving the country on a flight to Bolivia with a stopover in Panama. ---------------- Should judges order the longest period of pre-trial detention for money laundering suspects? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to: news@amcostarica.com |
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