DEA seeks extradition of Costa Rican drug suspect linked to Pecho de Rata

Costa Rica's Prosecutor's Office confirmed the DEA has requested the extradition of Joselito Esquivel Ortíz, alias Chelo, a confidant of the Pecho de Rata criminal network. The request marks an escalation in US-Costa Rican cooperation against the group, though details of the charges remain undisclosed.