Costa Rica to Designate Mexican, Colombian Crime Groups as Narcoterrorists

Costa Rican President Laura Fernández announced plans to declare certain Mexican and Colombian criminal groups as 'narcoterrorist' organizations, adding them to a list that already includes Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran's IRGC, and Yemen's Houthis. The move signals a hardening of Costa Rica's security posture and aligns with U.S. counternarcotics framing, though specific groups and legal implications remain unspecified.