From: The Costa Rican Times
Costa Rica News – The scammers and fraudsters continue to set up shop in Costa Rica. He of course was not taken down by breaking laws in Costa Rica……it was his home country that is pressing criminal charges.
A Czech citizen, Karpjak Martin, age 38, is facing extradition from Costa Rica on the basis of being wanted for fraud. The extradition process will be managed by his own country, which is requiring it.
He is facing a criminal trial in the Czech Republic for customs tax fraud, related to cigarette smuggling.
The arrest was made on Tuesday. At the time of the arrest, he had 34,000 illegal cigarettes. The Criminal Court of San Jose confirmed that they set his detention time to two months, during which time his nation will extradite him.
