Collteral Damage: Guatemala Declares a State of Siege; Government Says Province Overrun By Mexican Cartel

The drug moles keep spreading and another country is collateral damage. ((The Wall Street Journal does not give non-subscribers access to full articles)

Guatemala Declares a State of Siege; Government Says Province Overrun By Mexican Cartel - WSJ.com: "The Guatemalan government declared a state of siege Sunday in a province it said has become overrun by a Mexican drug-trafficking group, the latest sign that Mexico's powerful cartels have extended their reach into foreign lands.

The operation, which the government said would last at least a month, targets the northern province of Alta Verapaz, which officials described as a safe haven for Mexico's Los Zetas cartel." Dec. 20, 2010