3 detained in Siquirres and Barrio Cuba marijuana raids
Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Agency detained three suspected drug sellers in morning raids on 5 November 2020 in Barrio Nazareth, Siquirres and Barrio Cuba, San Jose, seizing marijuana-type drugs, crack cocaine, a firearm and cash. Two siblings were held in Siquirres and a 34-year-old man in Barrio Cuba, with all cases sent to the Public Ministry.
🇨🇷 Barrio Nazareth, Siquirres, Limón and Barrio Cuba, San José · Costa Rica
Judicial Investigation Agency agents detained three people in raids in Siquirres
and Barrio Cuba.[1]The operations targeted two independent groups on the
morning of that Thursday.[1]In Siquirres, police detained two siblings, a
37-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man, who allegedly distributed drugs from
their homes.[1]In Barrio Cuba, San Jose, Narcotics Section agents raided a
house and detained a 34-year-old man.[1]
In Barrio Nazareth in Siquirres, officers seized a calibre 22 firearm,
marijuana-type drugs, crack-base cocaine and 320,000 colones in cash.[1]Investigators said many buyers came to both Siquirres houses, with the man
allegedly supplying the drugs and both siblings selling them.[1]The two
Siquirres houses stood about 100 metres apart, and officers said the cash in
small bills appeared to be proceeds of drug sales.[2]The two Siquirres
detainees were referred to the Public Ministry to determine their legal
situation.[2]The Siquirres siblings were held as suspects of an offence under
Costa Rica’s Psychotropic Substances Law.[2]
In Barrio Cuba, the suspect allegedly sold marijuana-type drugs, cocaine, crack
and ketamine on the street and at the house in Mar Caribe.[3]The Barrio Cuba
investigation began in June 2020 after confidential reports about drug sales.[3]The Barrio Cuba raid took place at about 8am in the Mar Caribe sector of
Barrio Cuba.[3]The Barrio Cuba detainee was placed at the disposal of the
Public Ministry to determine his legal situation.[3]
Photos and video
Picture published with the Barrio Cuba section of the report, on the page carrying the OIJ-barrio Cuba raid account; the page gives no caption or credit. Photo: CR HoyPhoto details
No weight for the marijuana-type drugs was published, so no kilograms can be recorded.
The seizures mixed marijuana with cocaine, crack-base cocaine and ketamine, and no separate cannabis weight was published, so combined totals are omitted from cannabis figures.
The 320,000 colones seized in Siquirres were described as suspected sales proceeds in small bills, not a drug valuation, so no value figure is recorded.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported beyond referral to the Public Ministry.
The article gives the event as the morning of its publication day; 5 November 2020 is used as the incident date.
The page's picture and photo-slider video carry no caption or credit establishing what they show, and the video address is a page-generated slider stream rather than a named file.
The report appears on Costa Rica's OIJ website in a bulletin search snippet, but no archived statement copy could be opened, so the OIJ account is known only through the two outlets.
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