GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo on Thursday denied the existence of an agreement with the United States to conduct anti-drug trafficking operations on Guatemalan soil. The comments come after The New York Times reported that the Central American nation agreed to carry out joint strikes. The case is the latest in ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and Latin American governments that seek to strike a balance between bilateral cooperation to fight drug trafficking and maintaining sovereignty. “There is no agreement.

Guatemala and the US will conduct joint strikes against drug traffickers in Guatemalan territory, escalating Trump's crackdown on cartels.

The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to press Latin American countries to agree to joint operations inside their borders.