No information on the value of freezers stolen in 1999 from Universal Refrigeration, nor the date the merchandise was recovered, nor the names of those accused of the robbery, could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

IRB databases.

Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), San José.

Unsuccessful attempts to contact one oral source.

Internet sites including:

La Nación [San José]. Mar.; May-Aug.; Nov.-Dec. 1999.

Tico Times [San Jose]. 1999-2002.