COSTA RICA/PANAMA: A joint operation between Costa Rican and Panamanian police resulted in the disarticulation of a migrant-smuggling ring operating in both countries. Almost fifty people were arrested yesterday, part of a network that spanned across continents that charged between $6,000 to $20,000 to transport migrants from Africa and Asia to the Americas. Costa Rican migration authorities said they raided 36 locations near the borders with Nicaragua and Panamas, arresting 37 people. Federal police in Panama apprehended 16 suspects said to belong to the same international people-smuggling network.