This study analyzes whether Guatemalan success with the kingpin decapitation strategy of bringing major drug traffickers to justice has accomplished its greater objectives of reducing cocaine trafficking and drug-related violence. The analysis finds little evidence of success for the first objective in Guatemala but notable success for the second. One of the few studies to examine the application of this strategy outside Mexico and Colombia, its findings are interpreted in light of their contrasting experiences. The article provides an overview of drug trafficking in Guatemala and concise studies of two of its most important organizations targeted by the kingpin strategy.

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危地马拉的毒枭斩首战略：成功与不足

本研究分析了危地马拉在将主要贩毒者绳之以法的主要斩首战略是否成功实现了减少可卡因贩运和与毒品有关的暴力的更大目标。分析发现，危地马拉的第一个目标取得成功的证据很少，但第二个目标取得了显着的成功。作为在墨西哥和哥伦比亚之外检验这一战略应用的少数研究之一，其研究结果是根据他们的对比经验来解释的。本文概述了危地马拉的贩毒活动，并对主要战略所针对的两个最重要的组织进行了简要研究。