Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Costa Rica Sweep of Limón School Nets Knives, Marijuana




Sweep of Limón School Nets Knives, Marijuana
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff

Fuerza Pública officers reported Monday that they swept the Colegio Nocturno in Limón Centro Friday evening and confiscated marijuana and two knives.

The police came with their K-9 dog and the Grupo de Apoyo Operacional, the tactical squad. The Ministerio de Gobernación, Policía y Seguridad Pública said that it had received complains from teachers and administrative workers at the school and also from the families of students.

Police found the marijuana, six packages, in the backpacks of students. In all, five students, including two women and a minor, were detained and transfered to prosecutors, police said. Police said there had been stickups in some areas of the school, and some students were carrying weapons for defense.

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