Guatemala Declares 30-Day Emergency in Zacapa, Izabal After Deadly Attack
The decree limits outdoor gatherings and expands arrest powers as authorities respond to an attack that killed a lawmaker and three police officers.
- On Saturday, Guatemalan authorities decreed a state of emergency in the departments of Zacapa and Izabal, citing recent violence and heightened concerns over organized crime influence.
- Following an attack on November 6 in Rio Hondo, lawmaker Julio Cesar Portillo Paz and three police officers were killed; Portillo later died of his injuries in a hospital.
- Authorities gained expanded powers under the new decree, allowing officials to limit outdoor gatherings and disperse groups by force, while also permitting arrests and warrantless residence entries.
- Effective immediately, the state of emergency will remain in place for the next 30 days as The Government aims to protect the safety and peace of local families.
- Washington designated several crime groups in Zacapa as terrorist organizations this week, with these groups allegedly maintaining ties to Mexican drug trafficking cartels amid regional instability.
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In Guatemala's Zacapa border region, at least 17 people were recently killed in armed attacks. Now the government acts. The US has declared the ruling cartels terrorist groups.
The state of siege has been decreed after the Guatemalan Army deployed approximately 400 and 600 soldiers this Saturday in the provinces of Zacapa and Izabal, respectively. The measure responds to a wave of armed attacks in Zacapa, including the murder of deputy Julio César Portillo
Guatemala decrees state of emergency in two departments after lawmaker killed in attack
Guatemalan authorities on Saturday decreed a state of emergency in the eastern departments of Zacapa and Izabal, banning gatherings and boosting powers for security forces, a week after a lawmaker and three police officers were killed in an attack.
Guatemala declares state of emergency after three police officers, lawmaker killed
The decree limits outdoor gatherings and allows security officials to disperse groups by force, as well as to make arrests and enter residences without a warrant. It is effective immediately.
The state of siege was decreed for 30 days in the departments of Zacapa and Izabal where armed attacks have occurred
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Chicago TribuneGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's president Bernardo Arévalo declared Saturday afternoon a state of siege in the departments of Zacapa and Izabal, bordering Honduras, to contain the violence related to drug trafficking in the area...
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