Wanted Woman Caught at Costa Rican Airport | Costa Rica News

Costa Rica News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 31, 2026 · 2m

A Costa Rican woman wanted for international drug trafficking and carrying an Interpol red notice was arrested moments after landing at San Jose Airport from Switzerland. Twenty-nine, she’s a key figure in Caso Riverside — a massive probe into a criminal network led by Edwin López Vega, aka Pecho de Rata, who was extradited to the U.S. earlier this year. The two reportedly married inside prison before his extradition. Authorities had been tracking her since she fled the country; now detained, she faces charges likely tied to money laundering as part of a sprawling operation that already led…