Mexican Drug Cartels Draws Guatemalan Army To Jungles Where It Fought Civil War -- Washington PostIN COBAN, GUATEMALA The once-fearsome Guatemalan army has returned to the jungles where it battled Marxist guerrillas a generation ago, this time to hunt shadowy Mexican drug traffickers fighting for control of strategic smuggling routes to the United States.
So serious is the perceived threat to national security that Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has extended "a state of siege" and martial law in his country's Alta Verapaz province, where authorities say the soldiers are beating back an invasion by the Mexican cartel known as the Zetas.
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My Comment: This is a losing battle. The drug cartels are successful because they provide enormous wealth to those who are willing to take the risks to get involved in this trade. Because of extreme poverty and high unemployment .... places like Guatemala have become ideal recruiting grounds for the cartels .... a battle that the Guatemalan government and military have no hope of winning.
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