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Weekly Report - 25 May 2017 (WR-17-20)
GUATEMALA: Military deployment to resolve long-running dispute
Guatemala’s legislature has approved a presidential decree declaring a state of siege in two municipalities, Ixchiguán and Tajumulco, both in San Marcos department which borders Mexico. President Jimmy Morales said the move, which lasts 30 days, was necessary to recover state control of the area following recent violent incidents. Dating back to 1933, following the creation of Ixchiguán as a municipality, the dispute serves as an example of social conflict over access to key resources like land and water. However, the area is also used for opium poppy cultivation and the violence has been linked to narcotrafficking activity and a turf war between two Mexican drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), Sinaloa/Pacífico and Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG).
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