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Three former policemen sentenced
to prison for drug trafficking

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Criminal Court of San Jose sentenced four men to a total of 40 years in prison, after the evidence provided by the Public Prosecutor's Office proved that they had were involved in drug trafficking.

Those sentenced are identified with the surnames Gamboa-Jiménez, Cortés-Morales and Rodríguez-Jiménez. They were all police officers.

In addition to the three former police officers, a fourth man, Alfaro-Corrales, was also convicted as being a member of the trafficking gang.

The evidence showed that the four men sentenced were arrested on February 2, 2018 inside a hotel in downtown San Jose.

The accusation of the Office of the Prosecutor stated that on February 2, 2018, the policemen entered the hotel and said that they would carry out a job in room #G7. Minutes later, the three of them went down to the first floor with bags.

During the journey, one of the bags broke and a rectangular package fell to the ground. At that moment, Alfaro-Corrales, who was not a policeman, appeared and after observing what was happening, decided to return to his room. Alfaro- Corrales was the person who rented the room.

The police received a call alerting them to an unusual situation that was taking place in the room. When the police officers answered the call and arrived at the hotel together with agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization, an inspection of the room was carried out and bags containing 54 packets of cocaine were found. In the room where Alfaro was staying, the bailiffs seized 19 more packages for a total of 73 packages of cocaine.

When the agents reviewed the videos and other evidence, they realized that the people involved were policemen.

Ministry of Security courtesy photo

The judicial agents seized a total of 73 packages
of cocaine.

With the collaboration of the Drug Control Police, the officers deputized men in the different delegations where the policemen were working.

According to the sentence, the penalties for each man are: Rodríguez-Jiménez 12 years in prison, Gamboa-Jiménez, 10 years in prison, and Cortés-Morales 10 years in prison. Alfaro-Corrales, who was not an officer, 8 years in prison.

While the sentence becomes final, the men will be remanded into custody until August 12, 2019.

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