A mission of high-ranking government officials from institutions that work with national security arrived yesterday to Bogota, Colombia, according to a statement from the Public Security Ministry. The mission is headed by Public Security Minister Fernando Berrocal. Its participants include Chief Prosecutor Francisco Dall’Anese, assistant Chief Prosecutor Lilliam Gómez, General Immigration Administration director Mario Zamora, Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) director Jorge Rojas, National Intelligence and Security Administration (DIS) director Roberto Solórzano and Vice-Minister of Justice Fernando Ferraro. President Oscar Arias and Colombian President Alvaro Uribe requested the visit, and both heads of state consider it necessary for Costa Rican and Colombian high-ranking officials to “analyze policies of common interest and establish areas of better bi-national cooperation” to “improve capabilities in the fight against delinquency, organized crime and international drug trafficking,” the statement said. -Tico Times