Mexican Cartel Gunmen Arrested in Guatemala
Three suspected employees of Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel were arrested in the eastern province of Zacapa after a gunfight with security forces, the Guatemalan interior minister said Thursday.
Guatemala to Deploy Controversial Force to Mex Border
Guatemala announced it will deploy nearly 300 members of special operations force the Kaibiles to its northern border with Mexico, even though the unit has a troubled history of ties to the Zetas.
By June 30, the government will deploy 500 soldiers to…
Los Zetas is the most powerful criminal organization in Guatemala, authorities said. The Zetas recruiting street gang members, seeking mastery of key drug trafficking routes, and buy old military weapons in ...
'War on women' in Mexico described as growing worse since escalation of drug war. El Paso Times Violence against women in Mexico grew worse during the country's war against the drug cartels, ...
Los Zetas criminal organization recruits the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) AKA Las Maras, gang members for training in paramilitary camps in Guatemala, according to Guatemalan authorities. Los Zetas use their Las Maras ...
Guatemalan authorities have seized a shipment of over 80,000 liters of methamphetamine precursor chemicals which the authorities said came from China and was heading for Honduras. The shipment of 320 barrels ...
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Narco-mantas (drug cartel blankets or banners) placed on display by organized crime groups has been a practice common in Mexico. Using bed sheets, poster board or canvas they are used ...
Guatemalan Interior Minister Mauricio López Bonilla, acknowledged today that the Mexican cartel Los Zetas drug hitmen and is the most powerful group operating in Guatemala. At present there exists in Guatemala ...
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Seven members of a Guatemalan kidnapping gang known as the Pujujiles have received prison sentences of between 100 and 376 years each, while authorities warn of the rise of new ...
The Zetas have been blamed for a wave of extortions committed against Guatemalans from Mexico, which, if true, could illustrate the drug gang's deepening interest in the Central American country. Authorities ...
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