Police officers return in strength to evict squatters near Herradura
Fuerza Pública officers and the Unidad de Intervención Policial made a dozen arrests Tuesday when they showed up again at a settlement of squatters in Herradura.
The local prosecutor’s office ordered the eviction of families in some 30 structures and the destruction of the buildings. The settlement is on private land.
Police said they also wanted to make arrests of residents there who fought with police during a similar incursion June 1. Some 21 officers were hurt then when residents attacked with stones and bottles.
Local Mayor Raul Rivera was in charge of the evictions, and an additional 50 police officers showed up. Residents confronted the officers in the morning, but calmed down when some neighbors were arrested and taken away. The property is in the Cantón de Garabito.
A backhoe began the task of destroying dwelllings.