Lorenzanas

Photo posted on Hans Broiner Lemus Lorenzana's Instagram page prior to his assassination

News

Guatemala’s Lorenzana Clan in Turmoil as Assassination Targets Third Generation

by Alex Papadovassilakis 10 Mar 202210 Mar 2022

News

Minor Players Take Center Stage in Guatemala Drug Trade

by Alex Papadovassilakis 22 Feb 202122 Feb 2021

News

InSight Crime Presents Guatemala Cross-Border Crime and Corruption Investigation

by InSight Crime 4 Feb 20214 Feb 2021

Izabal, Guatemala

by InSight Crime 22 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Zacapa, Guatemala

by InSight Crime 22 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Lorenzanas

by María Elena Ortegón 13 Jan 202124 Apr 2023

Guatemalan trafficker Waldemar Lorenzana

Brief

Guatemala Drug Lord Still in US Custody Amid Debate Over Mental State

by James Bargent 7 Mar 201724 Apr 2023

Waldemar Lorenzana-CordÃ³n

Brief

US Convicts Sons of Guatemala’s Lorenzana Drug Clan

by Michael Lohmuller 24 Mar 201624 Apr 2023

Brief

Guatemala Extradites Brutal Drug Trafficker to US

by Arron Daugherty 27 Jul 201524 Apr 2023

Waldemar Lorenzana Lima

Alzheimer’s May Get Guatemala Drug Trafficker Out of Prison

by Julie Lopez 9 Jun 201524 Apr 2023

Waldemar Lorenzana, alias "the Patriarch"

Betrayal in the Family Drug Business: The Lorenzanas in Guatemala

by Julie Lopez 5 May 201524 Apr 2023

Brief

Guatemala Extradites Son of Top Drug Trafficker

by Arron Daugherty 1 May 201524 Apr 2023

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