Los Zetas, made up of former Mexican military personnel, began to extend their tentacles in Guatemala in 2007, and their violent presence became evident on 25 March 2008, when they executed drug trafficker Juan José León, alias Juancho, together with ten other individuals, at a waterfront resort location in Zacapa (in eastern Guatemala).
Los Zetas, integrado por ex militares mexicanos, comenzaron a extender sus tentáculos en Guatemala en 2007 y su presencia violenta se registró el 25 de marzo de 2008 cuando ejecutaron al narcotraficante Juan José León, alias Juancho, junto a otras diez personas en un balneario de Zacapa (este).