US marines begin hunting drug cartels in Guatemala
The war on drugs just got a whole lot more warlike. Two hundred US Marines have entered Guatemala, on a mission to chase local operatives of the murderous Zeta drug cartel.
The Marines are now encamped after having deployed to Guatemala earlier this month, and have just "kicked off" their share of Operation Martillo, or Hammer. That operation began earlier in January, and is much larger than just the Marine contingent and involves the Navy, Coast Guard, and federal agents working with the Guatemalans to block drug shipment routes.
By: Robert Beckhusen, Edited by: Ian Steadman
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