Policía decomisa casi 12 mil medicamentos ingresados de contrabando desde Nicaragua
La Policía de Costa Rica decomisó cerca de 12 mil unidades de medicamentos ingresados de contrabando desde Nicaragua, en operativos realizados en comunidades fronterizas del norte del país, un cargamento que representaba un serio riesgo para la salud pública
TL;DR
- Costa Rican police seized nearly 12,000 units of smuggled medication from Nicaragua.
- Operations took place in border communities in Los Chiles, Upala, and San Carlos.
- A Nicaraguan citizen was apprehended with 9,288 units in Montealegre.
- A Costa Rican citizen was caught with 50 pills and other goods in El Delirio.
- Another Costa Rican citizen was found with 2,683 units in Boca Arenal.
- The medications were confiscated and ordered for destruction by the Ministry of Health due to lack of sanitary and quality control.
- The smuggling of medications is a recurring practice driven by high prices in Costa Rica, posing a danger to public health.