Guatemala's New Narco-map: Less Zetas, Same Chaos

Insight to Organized Crime in the Americas

Weekly InSight | 20 September 2013

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Guatemala's New Narco-map: Less Zetas, Same Chaos  Since the rise and subsequent fall of the Zetas, Guatemala's underworld has experienced a tremendous upheaval. The turmoil has left a number of smaller groups to battle with each other, most of which are trying to satisfy the insatiable appetite of the remaining powerhouse in the region: the Sinaloa Cartel. Mexico Govt Moves Against Vigilante Leadership in Guerrero Naturalized US citizen and aspiring community activist Nestora Salgado sits in a Mexican federal prison, snared by the government's push-back against the armed self-defense movement sweeping the country's southern Pacific coast. Dominican Republic: Chronicle of an Unreported Death How Salcaja Massacre Tests Guatemala's Resolve  Life On Board A Narcosubmarine

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Interview with jailed Guerrero, Mexico self-defense group leader Nestora Salgado.