Mr Castro said: “We will share whatever clues we have and we will not hesitate in opening the door to the specialised and very well equipped police to work with us.” He admitted the Costa Rican police force “is ill-equipped, doesn’t have proper training [and] doesn’t have modern techniques.”
The Dixon family has written to David Cameron asking him to send a Metropolitan Police team to the country. Michael’s brother David said: “We are still waiting for a response from Downing Street. In the past, the British police have told us they cannot get involved unless they are invited by Costa Rica. Now we have an invitation at the highest possible level and we expect Mr Cameron to react positively.”
Michael Dixon, who worked for an online newsletter about the forestry industry, vanished after leaving his hotel room in Playa Tamarindo on October 18 2009.
