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Joint U.S.-Guatemalan anti-drug program jeopardized by Central American government’s late payments

By Richard Pollock
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Joint U.S.-Guatemalan anti-drug program jeopardized by Central American government’s late payments

GUATEMALA CITY — A joint U.S. and Guatemalan anti-narcotics aviation program is in trouble after less than a year in operation due to chronic non-payment of a key contractor by the Central American nation’s government.

Helicopteros de Guatemala notified the country’s Interior Ministry in July that it would cease Guatemalan air operations used for anti-drug surveillance and interdiction.

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