On the morning of December 17, 2025, the OIJ — Costa Rica’s Judicial Investigation Agency — carried out a search in Orotina, where they detained two men suspected of drug sales under the country’s psychotropic law.[1] According to the authorities, the investigation began about a month earlier, when OIJ received confidential information that the two men were engaged in drug sales.[1] Drug sales were carried out from a house located in central Orotina, specifically in the community called El Mastate.[1] The two detained men were surnamed Vásquez, age 41, and Sosa, age 37.[1]
During the early-morning raid, OIJ seized marijuana, mobile phones, and cash, which were incorporated as evidence into the judicial proceedings.[1] After the operation ended, the two detainees were placed at the disposal of the Public Ministry, which will determine their legal status as the investigation proceeds.[1]
