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Dick Lugar: “Concern is particularly acute in Guatemala, and it appears that the burgeoning presence of Mexican drug traffickers is…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Concern is particularly acute in Guatemala, and it appears that the burgeoning presence of Mexican drug traffickers is adding another layer of violence to a country already burdened by crime and corruption.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar highlights the security issues Guatemala faces from Mexican drug traffickers.

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