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We may complain about those drug planes landing all across Belize - but, as the song says - “when the rain falls, it don’t fall on one man houseâ€￾ - and it’s even worse in Guatemala - where the Government yesterday declared a state of siege.  This, after three soldiers were killed by suspected drug traffickers.  It happened in el Estor, Izabal which is not far from Livingston Guatemala - and, thus, not far form Punta Gorda. 

According to the Reuters news agency, in response, the state of siege has been declared for five northeastern provinces. 

Authorities will send more military and police personnel to Alta Verapaz, El Progreso, Izabal, Peten and Zacapa provinces, a drug-trafficking corridor that runs from the Honduran to Mexican borders. The measure will impose a curfew, prohibit demonstrations and make it easier for the armed forces to detain people. It must be approved by Congress.

The Soldiers are believed to have been killed with shotguns.