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These are the locations where Guatemala's police found covert cameras linked to criminal groups

From La Hora · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • Guatemala's National Civil Police has identified and removed more than 400 illegally installed surveillance cameras.
  • Investigators believe criminal groups used the cameras to monitor residents, victims and rivals.
  • The cameras allegedly also helped criminal structures anticipate the movements of security forces.

Guatemala's National Civil Police has located and removed more than 400 surveillance cameras installed illegally in different parts of the country.

Investigators believe criminal groups used the covert cameras to watch residents, victims and rivals. They also allegedly used them to anticipate the movements of security forces.

The report identifies the locations where the National Civil Police found cameras linked to criminal structures.

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Originally published by La Hora in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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