Treasury sanctions accused Costa Rican drug traffickers

(The Center Square) - The Trump administration announced sanctions against four Costa Rican drug traffickers and two business entities as part of an effort to crackdown on cocaine.

“Costa Rica has become an increasingly significant waypoint for criminal groups trafficking cocaine into the United States,” U.S. Treasury officials said.

The Drug Enforcement Administration found that cocaine contributed to more than 22,000 overdose deaths in the United States over a 12-month period.

“Drug cartels are poisoning Americans and making our communities more dangerous by trafficking cocaine, often laced with fentanyl, into the United States,” said John Hurley, undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the Treasury Department.

In May, Costa Rican president Rodrigo Chaves Rob