
Guatemala Maras Trade Extortion Fear for Cocaine Cash and Control
Guatemala’s police say Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 are moving beyond extortion into drug trafficking, a dangerous shift that could deepen violence, test President Bernardo Arévalo’s security strategy, and expose a broader Latin American struggle over gangs, territory, and power. The Gang Business Is Changing In the neighborhoods where children still kick soccer balls between […]