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Weekly Report - 30 November 2023 (WR-23-48)
COSTA RICA: Chaves challenged by security
Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves last week unveiled his national security policy for 2023-2030 – a document hotly anticipated given the country, previously one of the safest in the sub-region, is facing record homicides and violence attributed to the increasing presence of international drug trafficking organisations (DTO) [WR-23-39]. His government’s unveiling of the strategy comes amid more stark reminders regarding the worsening security situation such as the arrests of four suspected gang members accused of manufacturing and trafficking the synthetic drug fentanyl - the first arrests in Costa Rica associated with the powerful opioid.
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