Event Brief
Guatemala Declares State of Prevention Amid Drug Surge
Filed: Mar 20, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
Summary: Guatemala deploys army and police to combat a 325% rise in cocaine seizures, arresting over 5,100 individuals.
WHO: Guatemalan government
WHAT: declared a state of prevention and deployed security forces
WHEN: Mar 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM ET
WHERE: Guatemala
WHY: to address a significant increase in cocaine seizures and related crime
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