One man held in Grecia as Costa Rica Halloween operation seizes cannabis
Costa Rica's Fuerza Pública detained a man in Grecia, Alajuela, on the first night of its Halloween operation after police said he was carrying marijuana, cocaine and crack, and seized the same three drugs and ₡655,000 in cash in Palmares. The operation deployed 1,500 officers for Halloween and the Día de la Mascarada Costarricense.
🇨🇷 Grecia, Alajuela · Costa Rica
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Costa Rica’s Fuerza Pública, the national police, detained a man in Grecia,
Alajuela, who was allegedly carrying marijuana, cocaine and crack, along with
cash.[1]In Palmares, officers seized marijuana, cocaine and crack, a
less-lethal weapon and ₡655,000 (Costa Rican colones) in cash.[2]
The operation deployed 1,500 officers from 17:00 on Friday.[2]The force
announced increased controls at cemeteries, bars, temples and commercial sites
for Halloween and the Día de la Mascarada Costarricense, a day of cultural
events and gatherings in different communities.[2]The force said it organized
the deployment because the two celebrations coincide.[2]It planned to keep
the operation running until Sunday 1 November, with reinforced vigilance at
sites where crowds were expected.[2]Raúl Rivera, director general of the
Fuerza Pública, said in a video message that the force had deployed a major
operation to keep order during the celebrations.[2]
Photos and video
Police display drugs and cash seized in Grecia and Palmares during the operation. Photo: Ministerio de Seguridad Pública, via Infobae. Source: InfobaeVideo of the first night of the Halloween operation, showing seized weapons, drugs, cash and vehicles. Video: Ministerio de Defensa Pública, via Infobae. Source: Infobae
The Ministry of Public Security did not give the amounts of marijuana, cocaine or crack seized in Grecia or Palmares.
The reports did not name the man detained in Grecia, say whether he was charged, or describe his court situation.
The accounts do not say whether the Grecia detention and the Palmares seizure were connected.
The same first night also produced firearms seizures and 788 traffic citations, separate results left out of this report.
Only the first night of the operation is covered; later results were not part of these accounts.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in La Nación (Costa Rica): The operation's first night was Friday 30 October 2026, with interventions in San José and Alajuela.
Fuerza Pública officers seized nine packs and 158 doses of suspected marijuana plus cash at the Miraflores dike in Taras, Cartago, after three suspects fled. The mixed seizure also contained crack, cocaine, tusi and ecstasy and was handed to judicial authorities.
During a preventive patrol on 26 October 2026 Costa Rica’s border police, air surveillance and drug-control police, under Liberia prosecutors, raided a Cañas Dulces property used as a cannabis nursery, seized 197 plants and 50 kg of processed material and held a 40-year-old Colombian suspect named Samboni.
After a 911 alert in Corazón de Jesús, San José, Costa Rican police found cannabis on a table, then raided a controlled-environment grow on 10 September 2026, detaining five people and seizing 53 plants and more than 3.8 kg of processed marijuana.
Costa Rican coast guards detained six men aboard two go-fast boats off Bahía Ballena de Osa on 9 July 2026, including three men on a second boat carrying cocaine and marijuana. The first boat held more than 2.5 tonnes of cocaine presumed bound for the United States, while no separate cannabis weight was published.
