A police chase in Alajuela ended with three people detained and the seizure of 100 packages of marijuana.[1][2] A driver who disobeyed a stop order set off the police operation, the article’s summary line says.[1][3] The operation allowed officers to locate drugs, a firearm and ammunition in a house, according to the article’s summary line.[1][2]

The Fuerza Pública, Costa Rica’s national police, and the Drug Control Police (PCD) seized the 100 packages of marijuana.[1][3][2] The same operation also produced 340 additional grams of drug, a firearm, a magazine and 26 rounds of ammunition.[1][3][2] The operation took place in San Rafael de Alajuela.[1]

The account came from the Public Security Ministry, which the newspaper credited as the source of the published picture.[1]

The 100 packages weighed about 565 grams each, about 56.5 kg in all, and the three people, stopped by officers of the Fuerza Pública’s Operational Support Group (GAO), were sent to the Public Prosecutor’s Office to have their legal situation decided.[4][3] The three detainees had earlier judicial records, including for drug transport, illegal weapons, robbery and aggravated robbery.[4] Central Noticias, a second outlet, reported the same operation and put the marijuana total at more than 56 kg, with the 100 packages averaging 565 grams each plus 340 additional grams in bags.[5]

Authorities coordinated with the Public Prosecutor’s Office to carry out proceedings at a house linked to the case, and the inspection took place on Thursday.[3] The detainees were two men surnamed Zimmermann and Olivas and a woman surnamed Araya; police records show Zimmermann for drug transport and carrying a permitted weapon illegally, Olivas for robbery and aggravated robbery, and Araya for robbery, resisting arrest and aggravated robbery.[3]