by Rod Hughes
Two tons of cocaine were confiscated in the town of Turrucares and six Colombians arrested. It is the second big blow to international drug traffic in as many days.
Wednesday, an estimated two and a half metric tons of the drug was captured by a Costa Rican Coast Guard patrol boat. In that operation, the traffickers scuttled their own boat and 2,500 lbs. of the packaged drug floated ashore at a beach. While the police were picking up the packages to deprive local drug dealers of the booty, the narcotics traffickers fled but they were recaptured.
In the Turrucares case, police had been watching the property 100 meters east of the railroad line for some time. The Colombians had rented the structure and had set about making enlarging it and making security tighter by reinforcing the metal gates. At the time of the arrest, two welders were at work on the gates but were released after narcotics officers discounted that they were involved.

by Rod Hughes
Is this newsfeed ready for a little celebrity gossip? If not, blame it on the ACAN-EFE news agency that broke the story.
President Oscar Arias and the lady the press had envisioned as the next First Lady, Giovanna Mendiola, have called off their engagement. The couple did not reveal the reasons.
The once-married and divorced president officially acknowledged his relationship with Mendiola last January. She is a 46-year-old public relations professional, twice divorced with four children.
The 66-year-old president was married to Marguerita Penon during his first term and they had two children. They were divorced in 1996.
It is likely that the breaking of relations with Taiwan will have more lasting effects on the country, however.