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detained in Jacó sweep
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Immigration police cracked down on Jacó 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 José 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 José Andrade, regional director of the Fuerza Pública. He said that similar efforts will be extended to other beach communities.
In Jacó 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.
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