According to the cited documentsOperational security
Heavy-transport thefts
~200/month
2017-2018 and 2023sector privadoPress series (Prensa Libre, May 23, 2025, citing Ana Beatriz Herrera of the private sector, and Jun 7, 2024, CGTC): 2017-2018 ~200 thefts/month ("the worst years"); 2019-2020 ~58/month; 2021 a rebound to ~190/month; 2022 ~129 containers/month; 2023 back to ~200/month; early 2024 10-15 thefts/week (CGTC, executive director José Alejandro Ramírez); April–December 2024 a fall to ~2/month and 2 cases from 1 Jan to Apr 15, 2025 (PNC statistics cited in the same report). The primary theft areas are Escuintla and Chimaltenango; the goods are distributed from warehouses to markets in Guatemala, Escuintla, Chimaltenango and Santa Rosa.
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- Container thefts10–15/weekEarly 2024CGTC
- Thefts (PNC statistics)~2/month; 2 cases 1 Jan to 15 Apr 2025Apr 2024 to Apr 2025PNC