Guatemala arrests national police chief, drug czar

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Source: AP

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press Writer Juan Carlos Llorca, Associated Press Writer – 2 hrs 50 mins ago

GUATEMALA CITY – Authorities arrested Guatemala's anti-drug czar and national police chief Tuesday in a case involving stolen cocaine and slain police, acting just two days before U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives to discuss the drug war.

The detentions were the latest embarrassment for Guatemala's embattled anti-narcotics effort and came amid U.S. complaints that corruption is impeding the battle to stop the flow of drugs north through Central America.

Attorney General Amilcar Velasquez said Police Chief Baltazar Gomez, anti-drug czar Nelly Bonilla and police officer Fernando Carrillo were detained after an investigation by Guatemalan authorities and the U.N.-sponsored International Commission Against Impunity.

No charges were immediately filed.

The commission's head, Carlos Castresana, said the three arrested Tuesday, five other agents detained in January and five more officers killed in a gunbattle with drug traffickers last year were part of a criminal network that stole drugs from organized crime.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100303/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_guatemala

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1. "International Commission Against Impunity"- can they come here next?

Seriously, I hope they take good care of Hillary on her visit.

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2. exactly