Drugs drive rising murder rate in Costa Rica
The lucrative local drug trade is driving a spike in murders, which looks set to rise further
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-3_350.jpg "Two police officers stand near to a mangrove swamp used by drug traffickers to hide drugs, along Manuel Antonio national park in Quepos (Reuters/Juan Carlos Ulate)")