A Brave Guatemalan Judge Challenges Corrupt Brass Hats
Something new and promising happened in Guatemala last month when Judge Marco Tulio Molina Lara sentenced ex-Army Lt. Col. Carlos Ochoa Ruiz to 14 years in prison for trafficking in cocaine.
Has Guatemala Become the Cali Cartel’s Bodega?
/in The Wall Street Journal/by Frank SmythColombia has been reluctant to prosecute top leaders of the Cali cartel and dismantle their organization. The Clinton administration is pushing Colombia to do more, while the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, led by Jesse Helms (R., N.C.), threatens to impose trade…