Oscar Rolando Guitz Can, 29, is one of seven Guatemalan victims of a massacre that took place in a community in Chiapas and claimed the lives of more than 20 men on Wednesday, June 26.
The Ministry of Defense (Mindef), through Colonel Daniel Martínez Escobar, press director of the institution, confirmed that Guitz Can was part of the military institution in the Parachute Brigade “General Felipe Cruz.”
However, he clarified that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINEX) has not yet confirmed that he is among the victims. So far, he added, “there is no official notification of the death of this person.”
The Minef is still waiting to provide the date of Guitz Can’s discharge and discharge, as well as to know the reasons for his departure from the Guatemalan Army.
Guitz Can is one of seven Guatemalans who were massacred by a group linked to the Sinaloa Cartel on a rural road between the communities of Reforma and Nicolás Bravo, in the municipality of La Concordia, which borders the municipalities of San Marcos, Guatemala.
According to information from the Chiapas media, the group that Guitz Can was part of is linked to a new group of drug traffickers that calls itself Chiapas – Guatemala, and that has been fighting with the Sinaloa group to take control of the territory in the border state of Chiapas.
Oscar Rolando Guitz Can, 29, was born on December 28, 1994 in Panzós, Alta Verapaz. Unofficially, it has been reported that two of the seven victims are also former members of the Guatemalan Army.
In Mexico, other Guatemalans killed in that massacre are mentioned as Mario “N”, Geremías “N”, Baudilio “N”, Fredy “N” and Luis “N”.
The massacre was made public through a video that circulated on social media since Friday, June 28.
Mexican authorities confirmed that the incident occurred on Wednesday followingnoon, June 26, but it was not until Monday, July 1, that agents from the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Chiapas processed the scene.
On social media, Guitz Can’s family and friends have asked for support to raise funds for his repatriation.
For many years, Mexican drug cartels have resorted to recruiting former members of the Guatemalan Army. In the 2000s, it became clear that the Los Zetas group had hired kaibiles to form part of the security groups of drug trafficking leaders.
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