Guatemala army no match for Mexican drug gangs | Reuters: "As Mexico's escalating drug war spills over into Central America, Guatemala is struggling to block hugely powerful cartels from destabilizing areas of the country, a poor but democratic U.S. trading partner and a major coffee and sugar exporter.
'Organized crime is not just infiltrating us, it pains me to say it but drug traffickers have us cornered,' Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom told Congress last week. 'Just the weapons seized in Alta Verapaz are more than those of some army brigades.'
Before Colom ordered the military operation, the Zetas were operating with impunity in Guatemala, undermining Mexico's battle against drug cartels. Officials worry Central America's weak governments are unable to contain the spreading threat of cartels in the region." Jan. 18, 2011
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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