On their social network X profile, the force detailed that it seized 11 weapons, recovered two vehicles and 14 motorcycles, in a bid to deal a hard blow to crime.

The PNC stressed that it implemented security operations in zone 1 of the capital, Izabal, Chiquimula, Sacatepéquez and Suchitepéquez up to the country’s north, in Petén.

They are also conducting patrols on foot and in vehicles, checking ATMs, markets and bank branches. So far this year, officers have also arrested over two thousand extortionists and citizens carrying illegal weapons.

Recently, they captured two alleged mareras 18 (members of the Mara gang), at kilometer 36.5 on the highway to El Salvador, identified as Elda “N”, alias “Ursula”, 38 years old, and Nataly “N”, alias “Trufa”, 39 years old, convicted on three previous occasions.

Since November 12, the PNC bolstered citizen security operations in key points, to deal with a hike in commercial activities.

The Ministry of the Interior has deployed 42 thousand agents until January 5th, to protect order during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

One of the main challenges of the president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, and his administration is insecurity, triggered by murders and extortions, among other crimes.

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