Drug gangs seize parts of northern Guatemala

Posted on January 9, 2011 • Filed under: Crime, Guatemala, Organized Crime, Zetas

Narco gangs have opened a new front in South America’s expanding drug war by seizing control of parts of northern Guatemala, prompting the government to suspend civil liberties and declare a state of siege in the area. Hundreds of soldiers have reinforced police units in an offensive against a Mexican cartel known as the Zetas which is said to have overrun Alta Verapaz province. Read Article

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