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detained in JacÃ³ sweep

By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Immigration police cracked down on JacÃ³ late Friday and early Saturday and even sealed off a section of the community so each vehicle leaving the area could be inspected.

Papers for more than 400 persons were checked, and 27, including one U.S. citizen, were detained and taken to San JosÃ© for processing for deportation, said a spokesperson for the security ministry.

The police operation was an effort to protect tourist and residents, said Comisionado Juan JosÃ© Andrade, regional director of the Fuerza PÃºblica. He said that similar efforts will be extended to other beach communities.

In JacÃ³ officials mainly checked on persons in nightclubs. However, later Saturday police erected a checkpoint at Esparza on the Panamerican highway and detained three men who carried firearms and a man facing an allegation of carrying marijuana.

Author:	Irish Drifter [ Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:34 am ]
Post subject:	Going to the Beach, bring copy of your passpoer.
From A.M. Costa Rica today Quote: detained in JacÃ³ sweep By the A.M. Costa Rica staff Immigration police cracked down on JacÃ³ late Friday and early Saturday and even sealed off a section of the community so each vehicle leaving the area could be inspected. Papers for more than 400 persons were checked, and 27, including one U.S. citizen, were detained and taken to San JosÃ© for processing for deportation, said a spokesperson for the security ministry. The police operation was an effort to protect tourist and residents, said Comisionado Juan JosÃ© Andrade, regional director of the Fuerza PÃºblica. He said that similar efforts will be extended to other beach communities. In JacÃ³ officials mainly checked on persons in nightclubs. However, later Saturday police erected a checkpoint at Esparza on the Panamerican highway and detained three men who carried firearms and a man facing an allegation of carrying marijuana.

Author:	Irish Drifter [ Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:38 am ]
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Some interesting immigration statistics as published in Inside Costa Rica on June 20: Quote: By the numbers According to immigration data for the year 2004 Number of visitors refused entry: 46.552 Number of persons deported: 1.031 Number of refugees living in Costa Rica: 11.000 Number of foreigners in Costa Rican jails: 903 Number of foreign students: 45.900 Number of persons entering Costa Rica: 1.838.188 Number of persons leaving Costa Rica: 1.801.839

Author:	Ace [ Mon Jun 20, 2005 12:28 pm ]
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That is almost 2 million visitors a year. Mostly tourists or workers from Nicaragua? And a thousand deported. About three a day... The hotels should be full. Wow.

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