Costa Rican ex-Supreme Court judge sent to U.S. in first-ever national extradition
Costa Rica just extradited its own Supreme Court judge to the U.S. Drug trafficking charges
By News on the Net -- CTV NEWS & NewsForce—— Bio and Archives--March 23, 2026
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SAN JOSE - Costa Rica on Friday extradited former top judge and security minister Celso Gamboa to the United States, where he is wanted on charges of international drug trafficking, marking the Central American nation’s first-ever extradition of its own nationals.
“Costa Rica is sending a strong message: no one can use our nationality to evade justice,” Attorney General Carlo Diaz said in a video message sent to media.
A judicial reform in 2025 eliminated a ban on extraditing nationals in a bid to combat organized crime that has worsened violence in a nation long recognized as one of the safest and most peaceful across Latin America. ---More...
????????Costa Rica just extradited its own Supreme Court judge to the U.S.
— NewsForce (@Newsforce)March 23, 2026
Drug trafficking charges. Full takedown.
“Untouchable” just expired.
Source: NewsForce pic.twitter.com/wmHFCQowOX
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