Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez
Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez is a former magistrate of the Sala III in Costa Rica, recently arrested in connection with a drug trafficking investigation led by the DEA. He is accused of collaborating with Edwin Daney López Vega, known as 'Pecho de Rata', in laundering money through a professional football team and facilitating narcotics operations. Gamboa's arrest has drawn significant media attention due to its implications for corruption within the Costa Rican judiciary and the potential for his extradition to the United States.
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Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez, a former criminal magistrate, is awaiting extradition to the United States for alleged international drug trafficking.
Macho Coca requerido para extradición a Estados Unidos, confirma Fiscalía General
Costa Rica· 2025-11-05
Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez is one of the extraditables required by the United States under drug-related charges.
Juez a cargo de la extradición de Celso Gamboa: ‘La detención provisional es la regla y no la excepción’Costa Rica· 2025-08-28
Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez arrived at the First Judicial Circuit of San José to review new documentation related to his extradition process.
Fuerte operativo: Celso Gamboa llega a Tribunales para revisar documentos oficiales de su extradiciónCosta Rica· 2025-08-21
Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez is mentioned as an ex-magistrate involved in drug trafficking.
Estos eran los tipos de embarcaciones usadas por Celso Gamboa y Pecho de Rata para mover la droga, según la DEACosta Rica· 2025-08-20
Celso Manuel Gamboa Sánchez is listed among those eligible for extradition due to narcotrafficking links.
Subdirector de OIJ se reunirá en EE. UU. con jefe de la DEA para ver lista de más extraditablesCosta Rica· 2025-08-19
Celso Gamboa Sánchez, a former minister of Security and magistrate, has been accused of federal violations related to drug trafficking in Texas.
Celso Gamboa acusado por narcotráfico en TexasCosta Rica· 2025-07-11
Celso Gamboa is facing an investigation for alleged links to international drug trafficking structures.
Teléfono de Celso Gamboa está en manos de la DEACosta Rica· 2025-06-28
Gamboa was apprehended by judicial agents at his home in Escazú at the request of the DEA for extradition related to alleged drug trafficking.
Pecho de Rata compró finca en Sixaola para recibir ‘aviones cargados de cocaína’, afirma DEACosta Rica· 2025-06-26