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Guatemala is once again in deep difficulties because of its international anti-drug performance. A promise President Oscar Berger made upon coming into office in 2004, to undo the damage of his predecessor, Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004), has gone unfulfilled, if not lampooned, by the recent arrest of his anti-drug chief on drug charges. Under Portillo, the country was dropped from Washington's list of allies in its endless war on drugs. The US now says an estimated 75% of the cocaine that reaches its borders passes through Guatemala because the government has done little to stop it.
The top drug official, Adan Castillo, was arrested in the US along with his deputy, Jorge Aguilar Garcia, and another senior police official, Rubilio Orlando Palacios. They were indicted Nov. 16 on three counts, including conspiracy to import and distribute cocaine in the US. The indictments followed a four-month investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Guatemalan government, said reports. In Guatemala City, Interior Minister Carlos Vielmann said they had gone to the US for a training course on drug trafficking in ports. This turned out to be a ruse...
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