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Latin American Program in the News: Guatemala: capturan presunto jefe narco buscado en EEUU

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On Tuesday Authorities captured alleged drug lord Guatemalan Horst Walther Overdick. “His capture is certainly a welcome development, but its impact on drug trafficking in Guatemala or levels of violence overall remains to be seen. In Mexico, the strategy of going after drug kingpins has been one of the factors contributing to the rise in violence,” Director of the Latin America Program Cynthia Arnson told the Associated press. [Original Article in Spanish]

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Cynthia Arnson, directora del programa de América Latina del Centro de Estudios internacionales Woodrow Wilson en Washington dijo que el arresto constituye un "acontecimiento novedoso" pero que su "impacto en el narcotráfico en Guatemala y los altos indices de violencia están por verse ya que esta misma estrategia de remover las cabecillas en México contribuyó al incremento de violencia en el país".

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