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 are demanding authorities 'seal off' the border with Guatemala.
- Recent cartel clashes resulted in one civilian death and one Guatemalan soldier injured.
- The insecurity has reportedly caused a 30% decrease in Guatemalan visitors, impacting local businesses.
- Organizations are calling for more military and federal presence to control the porous southern border.
- The incident occurred after an armed confrontation attributed to organized crime groups operating on both sides of the border.
- Mexican authorities confirmed information exchange with Guatemala and deployed military units to reinforce surveillance.