Tania Molina

Tania Molina

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Tania Molina is a criminologist who has expressed concern over the rampant violence and criminality linked to drug trafficking in Costa Rica, highlighting the emergence of transnational crime franchises within the country.

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Tania Molina explained that drug trafficking does not reach a full democracy by shooting, but rather seeks to contaminate it.

Así es como el crimen organizado está transformando la política en Costa Rica
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-06-22
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Tania Molina was present alongside Eliécer Feinzaig as a candidate for the vice presidency.

Eli Feinzaig en cierre de campaña: ‘No es cualquier votación; vamos a escoger entre rescatar a Costa Rica o dejar que caiga al precipicio’
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2026-01-26
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Tania Molina is the candidate for the first vice presidency for the PLP.

PLP ratifica a sus candidatos a diputados para elecciones 2026
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-09-28
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Tania Molina was ratified as the first vice-president candidate for the PLP in the 2026 elections.

PLP ratificó a su segundo candidato a vicepresidente para elecciones 2026
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-09-27
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The PLP expressed satisfaction because the TSE ratified the candidacy of Tania Molina for the vice presidency.

TSE anula elección de candidatos a diputados del PLP
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-09-18
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Tania Molina pointed out that violence in Costa Rica is concentrated in the territorial disputes for drug sales controlled by local gangs.

¿Cuán insegura es San José? Revisamos cifras tras declaraciones de Trump
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-08-18
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Tania Molina is a criminology consultant who explained the phenomenon of criminal governance in the context of gang activity in Limón.

Golpes a grandes bandas de Limón alteraron la dinámica criminal de la provincia
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-07-31
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Tania Molina is a criminologist, researcher, and author of the book Futuro Secuestrado, which analyzes insecurity in Costa Rica.

Printea: El aliado de los escritores que apuestan por la calidad de sus libros
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-07-26
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Tania Molina, a criminologist, explained that the act of throwing a large object like a washing machine does not fit the usual patterns of road assault attempts.

Conductora se llevó gran susto en Circunvalación: sujeto le lanzó tanque de lavadora a su carro
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-07-04
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Tania Molina stated that the incident marks a dangerous precedent for political violence in Costa Rica.

Este sí es un asunto de soberanía y protección del territorio que corresponde a la DIS
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-06-22
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Tania Molina is a criminologist who discussed the implications of foreign intelligence presence in Costa Rica following Samcam's assassination.

Asesinato de disidente nicaragüense Roberto Samcam sugiere presencia de células de inteligencia foráneas en Costa Rica
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-06-20
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Tania Molina is mentioned as a criminologist who discusses the issue of insecurity in Costa Rica in her book.

Incomprensible indiferencia | La Nación
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-03-30
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Tania Molina, criminologist, states that the country is overwhelmed by this type of crime.

Narco en Costa Rica: cómo los minicárteles han multiplicado el crimen y los homicidios
La Nación – main Costa Rican daily, est. 1946·Costa RicaCosta Rica· 2025-02-23
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