Costa Rica arrests 6 for medicine shipments to US

Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:59 PM EST
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A Costa Rican official says two Americans and four others have been arrested for allegedly sending restricted pharmaceutical drugs to the United States.

Security Minister Janina del Vecchio says the Americans were responsible for shipping the drugs, while two Costa Ricans led the group and two Colombians were in charge of managing a virtual pharmacy on the Internet and buying the drugs in Guatemala.

She said the ring sent at least 80 packages containing Lorazepam, Ritalin, Tafil and Arcedol, among other drugs, to the Unites States since February.

This is the second group arrested in last 12 months in Costa Rica that allegedly shipped restricted pharmaceuticals to the U.S.

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