GUATEMALA DRUG CZAR BUSTED; GOVERNMENT FAILS TO DELIVER ON DRUG-WAR PROMISES.

From: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs | Date: December 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Guatemala is once again in deep difficulties because of its international anti-drug performance. A promise President Oscar Berger made upon coming into office in 2004, to undo the damage of his predecessor, Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004), has gone unfulfilled, if not lampooned, by the recent arrest of his anti-drug chief on drug charges. Under Portillo, the country was dropped from Washington's list of allies in its endless war on drugs. The US now says an estimated 75% of the cocain...

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