Guatemalan police and soldiers are using new powers under a state of emergency to target the Barrio 18 gang in a high-crime area in the capital.

The worsening gang warfare in Guatemala has piled pressure on President Bernardo Arevalo to crack down on crime and root out corrupt officials accused of links to organized crime.

The killings occurred a day after gang member inmates took 46 people hostage in three prisons across the country, officials said.

Guatemalan authorities declared a state of siege Sunday in response to three coordinated prison-gang uprisings and the related killing of ...

State of emergency imposed after gang violence allows police to arrest suspected criminals without judicial order.

GUATEMALA CITY(AP) — Guatemala passed a new anti-gang law on Tuesday aimed at giving the government more resources to fight the groups, which are now considered terrorist organizations. The law ...

Security forces enter the Renovation maximum-security prison to free guards taken hostage and retake control of the facility, which houses gang leaders, in Escuintla, Guatemala, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guatemala's minister of the interior, Marco Antonio Villeda presents a flag to the family member of a slain police officer at the ...

GUATEMALA CITY >> The death toll from coordinated gang attacks in Guatemala has risen to nine police officers, an official confirmed on Monday, following a weekend of violence that began with prison ...

Guatemala's president on Sunday declared a 30-day nationwide state of emergency to combat criminal gangs after authorities accused the groups of killing eight police officers and holding hostages at ...

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala President Bernardo Arévalo declared a 30-day state of siege Sunday after suspected gang members in Guatemala’s capital killed seven police officers in apparent ...