Former guerrilla leader Eden Pastora can’t seem to catch a break. This man, who was once an iconic figure of the Cold War, is currently busy abiding by an order of the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) that directs him to repair environmental damage he caused to Calero Island in the northeastern tip of Costa Rica. While trying to fix the considerable mess he made, he is trying to not get arrested for illegal logging.

Pastora is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice that calls for his detention and transfer to prosecutors in Costa Rica. The 76-year old man is wanted for allegedly trying to claim part of the inland isle of Calero for Nicaragua. Pastora has already admitted responsibility for the embarrassing Google Maps invasion of 2010, and he was recently thrown under the bus by the Ortega regime, which maintains that Pastora was acting all by himself when he led infantry squads and dredging crews into Costa Rica a few years ago.

While most people seriously doubt that Pastora took it upon himself to conduct the operation, it is important to note that Costa Rica is taking a strong stance against illegal cutting down of her forestry resources. This is by far the most serious charge faced by Pastora, and it calls attention to this country’s ongoing fight against the widespread problem of illegal logging across Latin America.

Earlier this year, Interpol officials reported the confiscation of 292,000 cubic meters of illegally harvested timber in Costa Rica and Venezuela. That amount is equivalent to 19,500 truckloads of lumber. Although Interpol investigators are operating in several other Latin American nations as part of “Operation Lead,” Costa Rica and Venezuela are leading in terms of active enforcement, which explains the sizable confiscation reports. Incidentally, the Ortega regime has not allowed Operation Lead to expand to Nicaragua, a country where illegal logging is widespread.

It’s not just Pastora who is worried about facing illegal logging charges in Costa Rica. A handful of people involved in the disastrous northern border highway project, which has been the lowest point of President Laura Chinchilla’s administration, might end up behind bars not on corruption charges but rather for their alleged responsibility in damaging forest lands. Environmental officials in Costa Rica know that the country’s forests are most important in achieving carbon-neutrality, and to this end they plan to continue cracking down on illegal logging.