Empresarios piden "blindar" la frontera de México y Guatemala tras choques entre carteles
Empresarios y organizaciones civiles del sur de México exigieron a las autoridades “blindar” la frontera entre México y Guatemala tras enfrentamientos entre cárteles del crimen organizado que dejaron un civil muerto y un militar guatemalteco herido, generando temor e impacto económico en la región de Chiapas
TL;DR
- Business and civil organizations in southern Mexico demand increased security on the border with Guatemala.
- Recent cartel clashes resulted in one civilian death and a Guatemalan soldier injured.
- The insecurity has led to a decrease in Guatemalan visitors, negatively impacting local businesses.
- Calls for more military and federal presence to control the porous southern border.
- Mexican authorities have increased information exchange with Guatemala and deployed military units to the border.
- At least two organizations, a cell linked to the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cartel de Chiapas–Guatemala, operate in the region.