Bangladesh, June 26 -- In a dramatic escalation of anti-narcotics enforcement and constitutional reform, Costa Rican authorities have arrested Celso Gamboa Sánchez-a former national security minister, prosecutor, and Supreme Court justice-on international drug trafficking charges. The arrest follows a US extradition request and could become a historic precedent: the first time Costa Rica extradites its own citizens under newly amended constitutional law.

The arrest, announced on June 23 by Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) Director Randall Zúñiga, marks a significant development in Costa Ricas legal and political landscape. Celso Gamboa, 49, was taken into custody along with alleged accomplice Edwin López Vega, a co...