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Guatemala, U.S. agree to strengthened northern‑border task force, emphasize fentanyl and transnational crime
Summary
Guatemala’s president and U.S. Secretary of State said the two governments will establish a combined border protection force along Guatemala’s nearly 300‑kilometer northern border and reauthorize law‑enforcement programs to combat narcotics trafficking including fentanyl.
The president of Guatemala said his government and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed creating a “protection for border control and protection task force in the northern border of our country along the almost 300 kilometers of border, a combined force of the National Civil Police and the National Armed Forces that will protect and combat all forms of transnational crime.”
Both officials said combatting drug trafficking — including the trafficking of fentanyl — and human trafficking are priorities for renewed cooperation. The president thanked…
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