On Thursday, a Guatemalan army unit patrolled the Suchiate river that forms the western end of the Guatemala-Mexico border. The patrol was part of stepped up border operations since January, said Col.

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — One of Guatemala’s most wanted drug traffickers has been captured in Mexico and returned to Guatemala to await extradition to the United States, Guatemalan officials said.

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The Guatemalan government has announced it is sending military forces to its border with Mexico to prevent “transnational crime and for the protection of its own citizens.” ...