A budget freeze blocking new Judicial Investigation Agency offices in high-risk coastal communities has revived scrutiny of earlier decisions that reduced Costa Rica’s security presence in border and maritime zones used by drug traffickers. The latest dispute centers on roughly ₡8.687 billion that had been approved to strengthen the OIJ and the Prosecutor’s Office through […] The post Costa Rica Security Gaps Grow After OIJ Budget Freeze appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate .