Agents with Costa Rica’s Migration Police have arrested a U.S. citizen identified by the last name La Fauci, who was wanted on an international Red Notice for drug trafficking.

According to the General Directorate of Migration (DGME), La Fauci was taken into custody on Wednesday in a public area near Uruca District in San José Province.

Authorities said the U.S. Department of Justice issued the Red Notice on charges including cocaine trafficking and criminal association.

Following standard security procedures, La Fauci was transferred to the Migration Apprehension Center in San José, where he will remain while extradition proceedings are underway.

Officials have withheld additional details because the investigation is ongoing. Only immediate family members may request further information.

The Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ) is urging the public to report anyone who may be subject to an international Red Notice. Confidential tips can be submitted by calling the 10-digit line 800-8000-645 or the quick line at 11-76. Bilingual agents are available to assist in English and Spanish.

La Fauci’s arrest is one of several recent cases involving U.S. citizens wanted abroad who were captured in Costa Rica.  Recently, Interpol agents working with intelligence from the DEA arrested another U.S. citizen, identified by the last name Duran, who was also wanted on a Red Notice for trafficking cocaine and fentanyl, as well as criminal association.

In a similar case, Costa Rican authorities deported in October a Nicaraguan man identified by the last name Herrera, who was wanted in the United States on charges of sexual abuse and rape of a minor.

The DGME, Costa Rica’s official immigration authority, oversees visas, residency, work permits and other matters related to foreigners living in the country.

The OIJ, a division of the Supreme Court of Justice, conducts criminal investigations and has nationwide police authority.