Guatemala City, Guatemala
Guatemalan police arrested a suspect Guatemalan drug trafficker and a “dangerous” Salvadoran gang member demanded in extradition by the justice of the United States to different operatives, the security institution informed this Thursday.
agents antinarcotics they stopped Carlos Cáceres, 33, while driving a van in the town of Mixco, facing Guatemala City to the east, Jordi Aguilar, a spokesman for the National Civil Police, told reporters.
Cáceres is accused of “conspiracy to manufacture and distribute” shipments of cocaine to the United States, said Aguilar, who added that during the operation the uniformed men confiscated four firearms.
On the other hand, the security forces captured in a sector of the periphery this capital to the supposed Salvadoran brigand Henry Salmerón, of 21 years, also demanded in extradition by the United States.
“This dangerous brigand is required by U.S. authorities” for organized crime-related crimes and murders, the police official said.
According to Guatemalan authorities, with the help of local drug traffickers, large international cartels use Guatemala and the rest of Central America to transport drugs and launder money, which affects the criminal violence that plagues the region.
The violence is also linked to the activity of the gangs, mainly the dreaded Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha who commit extortion and assassination.