The new centre-left Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC) government led by President Carlos Alvarado is under fresh pressure to address a key priority – security. This issue received ample coverage during the 2017/2018 campaigning season due to the fact that Costa Rica closed 2017 with a record 603 homicides (12 per 100,000 inhabitants), up from 579 in 2016. The renewed focus on security stems from recent revelations that Costa Rican security officials have been complicit in drug trafficking activity as well as the discovery that a major drug trafficker was continuing to operate from behind bars. End of preview - This article contains approximately 669 words.
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