Golfito Cops/Drug Smugglers Set Free

Here's what we know:

Last May, 320 kilos of cocaine were stolen by a break in to the evidence room at the Golfito court house. The thieves turned out to be policemen (3) and civilians (4), who were so stupid, they went out and bought themselves new cars to celebrate.

Last week, a 23 year old rookie judge Andrea Vargas Villalobos was assigned to the case. He let the whole crew free.

• By the way, the judge was on an interim appointment, which has already expired.


• And who appointed this lawyer as Judge and assigned him this case?

Now, the evidence is gone. Apparently, it was damaged by direct exposure (i.e. pouring) of gasoline. With the evidence gone, the defense is saying "How do you know it was cocaine at all? There are no chemical tests...."

Costa Rican justice. Que broma.