<![CDATA[According to the State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Security (MSP), the two countries have come together once again to make the Western Hemisphere a little safer. Last week, a joint anti-narcotics operation involving the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the Costa Rican Coast Guard ended with the seizure of a lot of drugs, the arrest of three individuals, and a hit to the organized crime and drug smuggling that is plaguing our region. ]]>