From early hoursresearchers from the National Civil Policeprosecutors of the Public Ministry and elements of Guatemalan Army They carried out 27 raids in the neighborhood The Roosterzone 3, with support from drones and helicoptersas part of operations against structures linked to extortion.
In one of the homes a underground tunnel which, according to the authorities, connected with the sector known as The Skulls. The discovery adds to the seizures, cash, ammunition, drugs and motorcycles recorded.
During the program Direct Impactof Guatevisionanalysts addressed the discovery of a passage to The Skullsthe captures and seizures made this Tuesday, June 9, by the PNChe Public Ministryhe Guatemalan Army and security forces, in follow-up of investigations by extortion and other crimes.
The tunnel and the possibility of escape
The journalist Roxana Sánchez pointed out in Direct Impact that the passageway reveals a possible escape route within the sector. “It was really to escape,” he said, proposing that the authorities should verify if there are more similar structures.
Sánchez added that the discovery forces us to expand the investigation:
“It can be done through drones, you can ask geologists and everything to see how many more tunnels there are, if it is not the only one.”
Neighbors between fear and criminal control
Criminal lawyer Armando Mendoza stated that the actions of the authorities are necessary to regain control of the sector. “The authority must take matters into its own hands,” he said.
Mendoza also highlighted the impact on residents:
“Good people deserve to live in peace and the righteous are not going to pay for sinners.”
The internationalist Herman Galindo considered that the results should not be seen only through the tunnel, but through the previous work. “Not just acting for the sake of acting, but there has to be an investigation,” he said.
Galindo added: “This prior strategic work is what is marking a starting point to have better results.”
Captures and seizures during raids
The PNC reported the capture of Ana “N”, 33 years old, who had two arrest warrants for extortion and recorded a previous admission to prison for the same crime in 2024. Hugo “N”, alias “El Topo”, 22 years old, was also captured, who was found with a bulletproof vest, two magazines and 50 rifle ammunition.
Three motorcycles were also seized. One of them, with license plate M048-LXK, had been stolen on April 21 in San Raymundo, while the other two had alterations in the chassis number and lacked license plates. pic.twitter.com/Pdk9nvjXom
— PNC of Guatemala (@PNCdeGuatemala) June 9, 2026
During the proceedings they were seized Q107 thousand and US$630in addition to six bags with alleged marijuana. The authorities also seized three motorcycles, one with a report of theft and two with irregularities in the chassis number.
🚨 Results of raids in Barrio El Gallito, zone 3 🚨
As a result of the inter-institutional operations carried out by the Guatemalan Army, in coordination with the Public Ministry and civil security forces, the following was obtained:
✅ 01 shotgun… pic.twitter.com/J3TzXBXtM8
— Guatemalan Army (@Ejercito_GT) June 9, 2026
Communicator Luis Fernando Urbina warned that the problem also affects children and young people in the sector. “Many of the youth and children in the sector have begun to grow up in an environment of violence and gangs,” he stated.
According to the Guatemalan Army, the raids allowed the criminal structure called “Dementes Locos” to be impacted.
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