Overview
- U.S. agents took custody of Gamboa at Juan Santamaría International Airport during a large security operation.
- Gamboa and alleged trafficker Edwin Lopez Vega were flown on a DEA-escorted plane to Texas to face U.S. drug-trafficking charges.
- U.S. prosecutors allege Gamboa helped move significant quantities of cocaine through Costa Rica into the United States.
- Costa Rican courts rejected Gamboa’s last-minute legal appeals to stop the handover.
- Gamboa denies wrongdoing and has suggested he could provide information on figures in the current executive branch if given safety assurances.