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Guatemala’s Drug Route: The New Geography of Organized Crime

Guatemala · Latin America + Caribbean region

detected 2026-09-17T13:30:16Z updated 2026-09-17T13:30:16Z

<p>Although Guatemala remains one of Central America’s main cocaine transit countries, it is playing an increasingly strategic role in regional synthetic drug supply chains, reflecting the transformation of global drug trafficking. Its location along major regional and international trade routes has made it a link between Asian producers of chemical precursors, clandestine laboratories in Mexico, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://dialogo-americas.com/articles/guatemalas-drug-route-the-new-geography-of-organized-crime/">Guatemala’s Drug Route: The New Geography of Organized Crime</a> appeared first on <a href="https://dialogo-americas.com">Diálogo Américas</a>.</p>

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Medium
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