Drugs Found Again in Exports from Costa Rica

In a Coca Cola factory in France 370 kilos of cocaine were discovered hidden in a shipment of orange juice from Costa Rica.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

The event has brought back to the table discussion in Costa Rica on the issue of implementation of controls to prevent export cargos from being used for drug  smuggling to Europe and the United States, the main destinations of Costa Rica's foreign trade.  

See: "Warning Over Drugs in Agricultural Exports"
"Costa Rica: Drugs in Pineapple Containers"
"Agroexporters Ask For Drug Detecting Scanners"

About the discovery of the drugs Nacion.com reported that   "... The Drug Control Police (PCD by their initials in Spanish) explained that, so far, French authorities have not asked for their collaboration to clarify what happened. However, according to a spokesperson from the Ministry of Security, Carlos Hidalgo, they will be investigating the case."

"... A Marseille prosecutor, Xavier Tarabeux, told the newspaper that the drugs found were worth about 50 million euros in the European market. According to the French publication, Tarabeux confirmed that the container came from Costa Rica."

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