Mexican Drug War Spills Over Border
The hold of Mexican narcotraffickers has overflowed the country’s southern border, as the Mexican Zeta cartel has seized control of parts of northern Guatemala, leading the government there to suspend local civil liberties and declare a state of siege in the area. —JCL The Guardian: 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. The mayhem has deepened alarm that Mexico’s drug war has spilled across southern neighbours and corrupted state institutions that are proving no match for well-funded, ruthless crime syndicates. Read more Related Entries December 30, 2010 New Year’s Call for a Border Reboot December 24, 2010 Happy Holidays
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Mexican Drug War Spills Over Border
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