{"id":857,"date":"2009-07-20T12:29:40","date_gmt":"2009-07-20T17:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pretoma.org\/?p=857"},"modified":"2009-07-20T12:29:40","modified_gmt":"2009-07-20T17:29:40","slug":"shark-finning-and-drug-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cremacr.org\/en\/shark-finning-and-drug-running\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark finning and drug running"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Translated from “Aleteo y narcotr\u00e1fico<\/a>” opinion-ed in La Naci\u00f3n, the major newpaper in Costa Rica.)<\/p>\n

Shark Finning and Drug Running<\/h1>\n

The stage is set for blatant perversities to occur at Puntarenas\u2019 private docks<\/h2>\n

What do shark finners and cocaine traffickers have in common? Both take advantage of the legal loop holes facilitated by the Executive branch in order to carry out their villainy at private docks in Puntarenas.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a coincidence that the fisheries manager currently jailed for his alleged drug trafficking involvement, has been one of the most fervent opponents to our campaign against the illegal use of private docks by the international shark finning fleet.<\/p>\n

Systematic Infringements. Since 2003, Pretoma has tirelessly denounced the authority\u2019s inability to uphold the law and subsequent promotion of its infringement.<\/p>\n

According to article 211 of the General Custom\u2019s Law Regulations, the importation of products must occur at public docks, and only permitted to occur at private docks in extreme or unanticipated circumstances.<\/p>\n

Article 212 of the same Regulation allows the Customs Chief to authorize these private docks only in the event of non-commercial tourism.<\/p>\n

There is no gray area within these articles. There exist certain activities that are of public interest and that the State is obliged to uphold. Furthermore, these activities can only be realized where there is sufficient public infrastructure and which fall under the Public Administration Law.<\/p>\n

But ever since 1998, authorities at Incopesca, the Internal Revenue Ministry and the Public Works Ministry have conspired to systematically violate the law in ways that not only permit, but rather foment the international fleet\u2019s illegal use of the private docks.<\/p>\n

In fact, three years ago the Constitutional Court ordered the aforementioned authorities, along with the Environmental Ministry, to halt the use of private docks not adorned with public infrastructure. The order was seconded by the Comptrollership, and the Legislative Assembly\u2019s Environmental Commission recommended its immediate compliance.<\/p>\n

However, the solicited authorities took it upon themselves to ignore the court\u2019s order and up to the present time the fleet continues to offload at sites equipped only with private infrastructure. And all the while these acts are backed by illegal regulations and resolutions that attempt to justify their actions that blatantly omit the public\u2019s interest.<\/p>\n

It should be mentioned that the entire situation doesn\u2019t only facilitate shark finning, but in addition promotes tax evasion, drug trafficking, illegal immigration and even compromises national security.<\/p>\n

Basically, the stage is set for anyone who desires to circumvent the proper controls and do whatever blatantly perverse acts they desire at Puntarenas\u2019 private docks.<\/p>\n

Deaf ears. We\u2019ve appealed to Javier Florez from the Agricultural Ministry for help, to Jorge Rodr\u00edguez from the Environmental Ministry, to Jenny Philips the Vice Minister of the Internal Revenue Ministry, to Laura Chinchilla when she was still Vice President, all the way up to President Arias himself, but none of them wanted to step forward and enforce the private dock law, stating that you can\u2019t make anyone do the impossible.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s so impossible about it? Through various law suits, we\u2019ve managed to do away with the mechanisms that certain entities have fabricated to legitimize their actions, and we\u2019ve closed the private docks in accordance with the law in 2004 and 2006.<\/p>\n

Regrettably, both closures only lasted two weeks \u2013 sufficient time for the culprits to draw up more illegal resolutions and other party tricks to perpetuate the situation. This has obligated us to place even more denouncements that are currently trickling through the courts. Meanwhile, the illegality continues unabated.<\/p>\n

We hope that recent events involving the shipment of sharks stuffed with cocaine opens the Executive branch\u2019s eyes and, as the State Attorney put it referring specifically to this case, \u201cThat Costa Rica stop running around and acting ridiculous\u201d.<\/p>\n

So ridiculous does the country act that its former president Pacheco actually won \u201c2005\u2019s International Shark Enemy Award\u201d for not enforcing the private dock laws. The only thing different now is that the award\u2019s title would have to be changed to \u201cShark Enemy and Drug Dealing Friend\u201d.Lea la opini\u00f3n de Randall Aruaz (Presidente de Pretoma) en La Naci\u00f3n, el peri\u00f3dico de mayor distribuci\u00f3n en Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

“Aleteo y narcotr\u00e1fico”<\/a><\/h1>\n

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