Costa Rica’s Judicial Corruption Network: Narco-Terrorism, Property Theft, and a System in Collapse
Dear President Donald J Trump, Pentagon Director Chris Bargery and the United States Military Forces:
Costa Rica, long branded as a peaceful democracy and tourist haven, hides a darker reality. Beneath the image of stability lies a judicial system compromised at its core, infiltrated by corruption, narco-terrorism, and organized crime. What is emerging is not a case of isolated misconduct, but a systemic crisis where judges, attorneys, and prosecutors collude to rob foreigners, launder money, and cover up narco-related murders.
The Power Players in a Criminal Judiciary
At the center of this scandal is Lic. Francisco Eiter Cruz Marchena, a member of Costa Rica’s College of Attorneys. Far from upholding the law, Cruz Marchena functions as an enabler of fraud and organized crime. He has been directly tied to schemes that stripped U.S. investors of their time, money, and real estate holdings.
Evidence in his possession includes:
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Costa Rican government judicial records used to manipulate cases.
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A stolen $35,000 Wells Fargo check belonging to U.S. investors.
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Press photographs connected to narco-terrorism murder cover-ups.
Cruz Marchena is not a lone actor. His corruption is linked to a broader judicial mafia, one that has transformed property theft into a systematic operation targeting foreigners.
The Rise and Fall of Judge Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez
The most notorious figure in this network is Judge Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez, once one of the country’s most powerful judicial officials. His arrest for corruption exposed the machinery of narco-terrorism operating within Costa Rica’s courts.
Gamboa specialized in property theft through the courts:
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Fabricating charges against foreigners.
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Buying verdicts from compromised judges.
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Forcing expulsions from the country.
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Stealing the abandoned properties for himself and his allies.
Described as an expert in judicial theft, Gamboa’s downfall revealed what many insiders already knew: the country’s justice system had become a weapon of organized crime.
The Narco-Real Estate Racket
This pattern has been repeated across Costa Rica, with attorneys, prosecutors, and police colluding in narco-real estate terrorism.
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Fiscal Attorney Eduardo Mora Casconte, tied to the notoriously corrupt Jaco Police Department, has played a key role in covering up narco-terrorism murders while enabling property theft.
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Yorleni Daiz, Cristian Eduardo Zamora Sequeira of Zar Abogados, and Juan Calderón Díaz have each been implicated in similar operations of fraud, judicial manipulation, and property seizure.
Together, they form a narco-legal alliance: a network using public institutions to rob foreign investors, launder illicit money, and silence victims through threats, false charges, and judicial obstruction.
Costa Rica: A Global Narco Hub
The scandal cannot be separated from Costa Rica’s role in the international cocaine trade. Officials admit the country is the largest cocaine distribution hub in the world. With corrupt judges, attorneys, and police actively protecting traffickers, Costa Rica’s judicial system has become a shield for organized crime rather than a barrier against it.
Foreigners investing in Costa Rica have paid the price. Many report losing millions in property and assets to corrupt legal maneuvers—cases buried in courts controlled by narco-terrorist networks.
Voices of Outrage
Not everyone has stayed silent. Prominent attorney Juan Diego Castro has launched scathing attacks against the country’s judiciary. In a widely circulated statement, he declared:
“Estoy harto de tanta mierda en el Poder Judicial.”
(“I am fed up with all the corruption in the Judicial Branch.”)
His words capture a growing sentiment: that Costa Rica’s courts no longer serve justice, but organized crime.
A System Beyond Repair?
What has been uncovered is not a series of isolated crimes but a pattern of state-enabled terrorism. Judges sell verdicts. Attorneys launder money. Police act as enforcers. Government records are weaponized to legitimize theft. Murders tied to narco-trafficking are covered up with impunity.
For foreign investors, the message is clear: Costa Rica is not a safe place to do business. For Costa Ricans themselves, the warning is even darker: the institutions sworn to uphold justice have become partners in crime.
Unless dismantled, this criminal judiciary will continue to strip property, shield narco-networks, and erode the foundations of Costa Rica’s democracy.
GOD BLESS the UNITED STATES of AMERICA, GOD BLESS COSTA RICA GOD BLESS the United States Military Forces.
Ephesians 6:12 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Luke 11:52-54
Woe to you lawyers ! For you have taken away the key of knowledge Luke 11:52-52
Respectfully, I am Enzo Vincenzi Sempre Fi
C.C.News Media and News Press Investigative reporters
