The Drug War Now Reaches Guatemala

At Least 27 People Decapitated In Guatemala -- The Telegraph
At least 27 people were decapitated at a ranch in northern Guatemala near the border with Mexico, in a grisly mass murder feared linked to drug traffickers operating in the area, police said on Sunday.

The discovery in the department of Peten was at a farm in San Andres, some 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of the capital.

Guatemala has one of the highest murder rates in Latin America, with an average of 18 homicides each day, most of which are attributed to the feared "maras" street gangs.

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More News On The Drug Violence In Guatemala

Guatemala: Massacre work of Mexico drug gang Zetas -- AP
Massacre leaves 27 dead in northern Guatemala -- L.A. Times
27 die in drug-related massacre in Guatemala -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
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