More than 100 Judicial Investigation Police (OIJ) swept into the northwestern beach town of Tamarindo yesterday to look for illegal immigrants and weapons, according to an OIJ statement.

From 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., these officers, together with National Police, Immigration officials and Traffic Police, stopped cars to check passengers' identification.

They arrested six people who failed to produce identification: one Panamanian and five Nicaraguans, and also seized three motorcycles of “doubtful origin,” three unlicensed guns and small amounts of drugs.