AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoSecurity: President Laura Fernández opened a maximum-security prison designed for 5,100 inmates, modeled on El Salvador’s CECOT as Costa Rica steps up its crackdown on organized crime. The prison is due to receive its first inmates this month; El Salvador’s approach has drawn human-rights criticism. Crime Investigations: Police are seeking a woman in connection with the September death of a 74-year-old American in Playas del Coco. Separately, national-team defender Carlos Barahona and three others were detained in an extortion probe; none has been charged. Cybersecurity: Microsoft says ransomware attacks targeting Costa Rica rose 39% over the past year, putting the country ninth worldwide. Earthquakes: Costa Rican seismologists have recorded more than 300 aftershocks from last week’s powerful Panama quake, including 46 above magnitude 4.5. Sports: Surfer Brisa Hennessy won a qualifying event in Portugal and moved to fourth in the standings for a place on the 2027 World Tour.
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