OAS Diplomacy: Costa Rica’s Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar warned the OAS about Russia’s “persistent and recent” military presence in Nicaragua, citing concern over links to terrorist groups and noting detentions of people allegedly tied to Hamas in Costa Rican territory. Security Crackdown: President Laura Fernández removed seven Elite Force police directors after they failed polygraph tests, ordering a preliminary investigation from her office. Major Anti-Drug Operation: Authorities carried out “Riverside,” one of the biggest organized-crime raids in recent Costa Rican history, with 146 raids and about 1,500 agents targeting an alleged drug and money-laundering network tied to “Pecho de Rata,” Edwin Danney Lopez-Vega. Adoption Oversight: Norway’s final adoption review found Norwegian authorities had limited insight into how Costa Rica declared children abandoned before adoptions, though it did not find major system-level wrongdoing. Tourism Watch: Costa Rica set an air-arrivals record in May (1.39M, +9.4%), but U.S. arrivals at San José fell 7.3%, while Europe surged. Road Updates: Route 32’s Río Sucio bridge will see one-lane closures into early July for structural repairs. Nature Science: UCR and partners described a new deep-sea “ghost shark” species, Rhinochimaera costaricana, from Costa Rican Pacific waters. Global Spotlight: Costa Rica’s tourism push continues as Spanish outlets named it a must-see destination for 2026.