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Costa Rica detains two Pococí judges and a judicial agent in probe of alleged bribery and procuring impunity
Confidence: Alleged · 1 sourceCosta Rica · Oct 13, 2026
Subject of this story
Pococí courts (Poder Judicial de Costa Rica)
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Oversight
Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ)
Fiscalía Adjunta de Probidad, Transparencia y Anticorrupción (Costa Rica)
What happened
On 1 September 2026, agents of Costa Rica's Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), acting under the Public Prosecutor's Office, detained two judges and a judicial agent from the Pococí courts. The Deputy Prosecutor's Office for Probity, Transparency and Anti-Corruption identified them as suspects in alleged procuring of impunity, bribery, corruptor liability and misuse of public property; prosecutors say the conduct took place between 2023 and 2026 and apparently involved collaborating with a group dedicated to drug trafficking. No one has been charged and all are presumed innocent while the investigation proceeds.
Sources (1)
The Tico TimesAgents of the Judicial Investigation Organization (OIJ), acting under the functional direction of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, detained two judges and a judicial agent from the Pococí courts, in the Caribbean province of Limón this morning. The Deputy Prosecutor’s Office for Probity, Transparency and Anti-Corruption identified the three as suspects in the alleged offenses of procuring impunity, bribery, corruptor liability and misuse of public property. None has been charged, and all are presumed innocent while the investigation proceeds.
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Pococí courts (Poder Judicial de Costa Rica)
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