2 December 2014 07:26 am
According to an official report, police encountered the group-19 Nepal nationals, 2 Sri Lankans andtwo from Ghana -walking along a road in the border community of Paso Canoas, near a customs checkpoint.One man fled the scene.
The group was sent to a local Immigration Administration office for further investigation, according to the Public Security Ministry.
Costa Rican police and immigration officials in October told The Tico Times they had noted an increase in the number of Asian migrants traveling though Costa Rica on their way north.
Prior to Monday’s arrest, Immigration Administration records indicate that 54 Nepalese, one Pakistani and three Bangladeshi migrants were arrested while trying to enter the country.