INTERNACIONAL
Guatemala extradita a cuatro presuntos narcotraficantes para que enfrenten procesos por tráfico de cocaína en Estados Unidos
Guatemala extraditó a cuatro presuntos narcotraficantes hacia Estados Unidos, donde enfrentarán procesos por delitos vinculados con el tráfico de cocaína. Juan Carlos Cruz Ovalle, Rudy Leonel Grijalva García, Ronald Alexys Morales Guerra y Manuel Ignacio de Jesús Velasco Gómez fueron entregados a la Administración para el Control de Drogas de Estados Unidos tras cumplirse las instancias judiciales requeridas.
Los cuatro permanecían recluidos en el Centro de Detención Preventiva para Hombres Mariscal Zavala, en la zona 17 de la capital guatemalteca, y en el Centro de Detención Preventiva para Hombres Reinstauración Constitucional, conocido como Pavoncito, en Fraijanes. La entrega fue ejecutada por guardias del Grupo Élite del Sistema Penitenciario, con apoyo de unidades especiales de la Policía Nacional Civil.
Procesos por cargamentos de cocaína hacia Estados Unidos
Cruz Ovalle, alias “Hielero”, era requerido por el Tribunal Distrital de Estados Unidos para el Distrito Este de Texas. Fue capturado el 7 de abril de 2020 durante un operativo en Tecún Umán, Ayutla, en el departamento de San Marcos.
La investigación lo vinculó con una organización que habría coordinado la recepción de cargamentos de cocaína en Guatemala y su posterior traslado hacia México, dentro de una ruta que atravesaba América del Sur, Central y del Norte. El Ministerio Público indicó que esa estructura utilizaba recursos para “producir, adquirir, almacenar, transportar y distribuir varias toneladas de cocaína destinada a los Estados Unidos”.
Su presunta actividad estaba relacionada con Los Pochos, una organización que operó durante años en la frontera entre Guatemala y México. El grupo comenzó a desarticularse en 2019, cuando su fundador, el entonces alcalde de Ayutla, San Marcos, Érick Salvador Súñiga Rodríguez, inició su proceso de extradición hacia Estados Unidos.
Las investigaciones de la Fiscalía del Distrito Este de Texas y del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos señalaron que Los Pochos almacenaba, trasladaba y distribuía cocaína desde Guatemala hacia México para abastecer al cartel de Sinaloa. Súñiga Rodríguez, requerido por la justicia estadounidense, se entregó a las autoridades en diciembre de 2019.
Velasco Gómez fue detenido cuando viajaba en un tuk tuk por una calle de Malacatán. La acusación sostiene que integraba una estructura que, desde 2011, transportaba, dirigía y administraba actividades vinculadas con el tráfico de cocaína.
El requerido enfrenta cargos por conspiración para fabricar y distribuir cocaína, con conocimiento de que la sustancia sería importada ilegalmente a Estados Unidos. Las autoridades lo señalan además por participar en la producción y distribución de cinco kilogramos o más de esa droga.
El tribunal determinó que ya no había asuntos pendientes por resolver en Guatemala y ordenó informar a la Cancillería para coordinar la entrega con las autoridades estadounidenses.
Capturas en San Marcos y Petén
Grijalva García, conocido como “Caballo”, fue detenido el 10 de marzo de 2022 en San Marcos. Deberá comparecer ante la Corte Distrital del Distrito Este de Texas por cargos de fabricación y distribución de cinco kilogramos o más de una mezcla que contenía cocaína.
Su captura formó parte de un despliegue con 30 allanamientos en San Marcos, a cargo de la Subdirección General de Análisis e Información Antinarcótica y fiscales del Ministerio Público. El Ministerio de Gobernación informó entonces que también fueron detenidas otras cuatro personas y que se localizaron vehículos, armas de fuego y paquetes con posibles sustancias ilícitas.
Las diligencias respondieron al plan operativo Emperador, ejecutado en Ocós, Ayutla y La Blanca, municipios de San Marcos. Las autoridades describieron aquellas acciones como parte de una coordinación entre el Ministerio Público, la Policía Nacional Civil y el Gobierno de Estados Unidos contra estructuras transnacionales dedicadas al tráfico de drogas.
Morales Guerra, detenido el 20 de febrero de 2026, fue requerido por conspiración para fabricar y distribuir cinco kilogramos o más de cocaína destinada al mercado estadounidense. La acusación lo relaciona con una estructura que trasladaba grandes cantidades de droga y administraba parte de las operaciones en Honduras, Guatemala y México.
El hermano del alcalde de Dolores, Petén, Francisco Morales, aceptó el 29 de julio ser extraditado durante una audiencia celebrada en el Tribunal Quinto de Sentencia Penal. Con su decisión se convirtió en el segundo de tres hermanos del jefe edil que resolvió enfrentar su situación judicial ante tribunales estadounidenses.
El Ministerio Público informó que los hermanos Morales Guerra fueron capturados en Petén junto con Ottoniel Obeniel, quien aceptó ser extraditado el 29 de abril. A los integrantes de ese grupo se les atribuyen operaciones de conspiración para fabricar y distribuir cocaína destinada a Estados Unidos entre 2006 y 2024.
Las autoridades elevaron a 34 el número de personas capturadas con fines de extradición en Guatemala durante 2026. Entre ellas figura Mauro Ismael Morales Martínez, detenido la última semana de agosto con fines de extradición a Estados Unidos en Teculután, Zacapa
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INTERNACIONAL
El aumento del precio de la energía impulsó la inflación en Estados Unidos: subió un 3,7% en los últimos 12 meses
La inflación continúa afectando a los hogares estadounidenses, con la energía impulsando el índice de precios al consumidor, con una subida del 3,7% interanual, a menos de tres semanas de las elecciones de medio término del 3 de noviembre.
En la comparación mensual, el índice de precios al consumo (IPC) mostró la misma trayectoria, con un aumento del 0,6%, frente al 0,4% del mes anterior, aunque en línea con las expectativas de los analistas, según el consenso publicado por MarketWatch.
El costo de vida es uno de los puntos centrales de la campaña electoral estadounidense, en unas elecciones cruciales para el presidente Donald Trump. Los sondeos vaticinan una dura derrota de los republicanos en ambas cámaras del Congreso.
La guerra en Irán, con el bloqueo del estratégico estrecho de Ormuz, provocó un aumento en el precio del petróleo y un consiguiente incremento de la gasolina y productos derivados.
Las consecuencias de la inflación
En agosto la inflación se había situado en el 3,4% interanual. Los analistas esperaban un IPC más alto, pero en el orden de 3,6% año sobre año.
Como consecuencia directa de estas cifras que decepcionaron al mercado, los rendimientos de la deuda pública estadounidense se dispararon el miércoles: el bono a diez años, la referencia principal, alcanzó 5,32% frente al 5,21% al cierre del martes, antes de retroceder.
Los prestamistas exigen lógicamente más intereses para compensar la inflación, que recorta sus márgenes.
No obstante, este aumento no debería necesariamente incitar a la Reserva Federal (Fed) a acelerar su calendario de posibles subidas, después de haber aumentado sus tasas de interés de referencia en su última reunión.
Varios miembros de su Comité de Política Monetaria (FOMC) señalaron que no contemplan una nueva subida en el próximo encuentro del 27 y 28 de octubre.
Inflación
When voters rate the economy and the president negatively just weeks before Election Day, the incumbent party is vulnerable, and that’s certainly the case in the latest survey.
The economic landscape is stark. Six in 10 voters say the cost of living is their top economic worry, overshadowing government spending (15%), jobs and income inequality (7% each), tariffs (6%) and taxes (5%).
Majorities rate the economy negatively (74%) and expect it to worsen next year (53%), while two-thirds are dissatisfied with how things are going in the country (66%). Few, 18%, say their family is better off compared to two years ago. Independents say they’re worse off (52%) and think the economy will get worse (70%).
POLL: IT’S A LONE STAR SENATE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN TALARICO AND PAXTON
A majority of voters, 55%, say inflation is «not at all» under control. That’s up from a low of 45% earlier this year, and includes 30% of Republicans.
President Donald Trump’s lowest job rating is on inflation: 22% approve, a new low. Last summer, 36% approved. Four years ago, before the 2022 midterms, 29% approved of former President Joe Biden’s performance on inflation.
Disapproval of the job Trump is doing has reached 77% on inflation, 70% on the economy, 69% on tariffs and 64% on foreign policy. A smaller share, but still a majority, disapprove of his handling of immigration (56% disapprove), while border security is the only issue that is close to positive (50% approve, 50% disapprove).
Trump’s overall job approval is 36%, his lowest ever in a survey for either term. It had been holding steady at 39% since May. The decline is mainly driven by decreases among voters under age 45, those with annual household income below $50,000, non-White voters, and those without a college degree.
POLL: MICHIGAN VOTERS SPLIT BETWEEN EL-SAYED AND ROGERS
Approval stands at a low of 76% among Republicans. That’s down 3 points since last month, 12 points since September 2025, and 16 points since early in his second term (March 2025).
As in most midterms, voters are prone to punish the party in power: 7 in 10 say they will vote to send a message to Trump, with nearly twice as many expressing opposition (47%) as support (25%).
If the election were today, 54% of voters say they would back the Democratic candidate in their House district and 45% would support the Republican. That is outside the margin of error and is a wider lead than last month when Democrats were ahead by 51%-44%. The race narrows among those saying they are certain to vote, with the Democratic candidate ahead by 52%-46%.
The survey finds about the same number self-identify as Democrats (43%) and Republicans (41%), and both parties feel equally certain about voting (62% and 64% respectively), while more Democrats (61%) than Republicans (52%) say they are extremely interested in the election.
Party loyalty is solid: 98% of Democrats support their party’s candidate, and 94% of Republicans back theirs. Independents favor the Democrats by 26 points.
The Democratic candidate is the choice among Whites with a degree, those under age 45, women, union households and Hispanics. The Republican is ahead among Whites without a college degree (White men without a degree in particular), those 65 and over, voters who attend religious services regularly, military veterans and White evangelical Christians.
While 43% of Hispanic voters supported Trump in the 2024 election, just 31% prefer the Republican candidate this year.
«When the country is this closely divided in terms of partisanship, slight differences in defection and turnout rates can make all the difference,» said Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps conduct the Poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. «Republicans have time to close these apparent gaps, but it’s getting late.»
Meanwhile, Democrats lead on 10 out of 13 issue concerns.
The top five voter concerns are government corruption (60% extremely concerned), inflation (58%), gas prices (50%), government leadership (49%), and healthcare (48%). And double digits more trust the Democrats than the Republicans to handle each of those.
Republicans retain the advantage on crime (by 10 points) and border security (R+8), while views are closely divided on immigration (R+3). The Democrats are seen as better on healthcare (D+22), inflation (D+16), gas prices (D+12), voting rights (D+12), election integrity (D+12), government leadership (D+11), what’s taught in public schools (D+11), artificial intelligence (D+10), government corruption (D+10) and foreign policy (D+9).
Republicans have lost ground on key issues compared to four years ago, when more voters trusted them by 21 points on border security, 13 points on inflation and 9 points on foreign policy.
Other issues that voters are extremely concerned about are the Iran war (42%), immigration (35%), crime (34%), voter suppression (32%), AI technology (32%), what’s taught in public schools (29%), voter fraud (28%) and border security (25%).
While corruption in government and inflation are the top two worries about both parties, far more Democrats (72% and 70%) than Republicans (47% and 49%) are extremely concerned.
The issue that helps explain the Democrats’ advantage isn’t an issue at all. By a 14-point margin, more voters think the Democrats will do a better job «fighting for people like you.» Majorities of White voters with a college degree (53%), men (52%), women (60%) and non-White voters (77%) think Democrats will fight for them. Whites without a college degree are split 49-49%.
Despite their issue advantage, just 35% say Democrats have a clear plan for dealing with the country’s problems, and 33% say the same about the Republicans. That reverses the Republican advantage from July 2025, when 43% said the Republicans had a clear plan compared with 33% for the Democrats.
There’s deep dissatisfaction with lawmakers: 15% approve of Congress, while 84% disapprove. Remarkably, that’s above the low of 9% approval in October 2013.
Both parties are viewed negatively. The Democratic Party is underwater by 16 points (42% favorable, 58% unfavorable), while ratings of the GOP are net negative by 23 points (38% favorable, 61% unfavorable).
Yet, favorable ratings fail to translate directly into vote choice. One third of those backing the Democratic candidate (31%) dislike the party, while 23% of those supporting the Republican dislike the GOP. Among the 26% who dislike both parties (double haters), Democrats lead 62%-36%.
Here’s how polarized the parties are: Just 16% of Republicans say that Democrats love America and want what’s best for the U.S., and even fewer Democrats, 6%, think Republicans do.
Compared to four years ago, the number of voters saying Democrats want what’s best for the country is up four points, while fewer say Republicans love the country now by 6 points.
Fifty-one percent of voters have a favorable view of capitalism compared with 32% for socialism. Compared to a year ago, positive ratings of capitalism are down 2 points while they are up 5 points for socialism. Eight in ten of those with a positive view of socialism support the Democratic candidate, while 6 in 10 of those viewing capitalism favorably back the Republican.
Voters who plan to cast their ballots early favor the Democratic candidate (by 19 points) as do mail voters (D+33), while the candidate choice splits among those voting in person (early or on Election Day).
Six in 10 oppose U.S. military action against Iran, and they back the Democrats by 56 points.
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A new high of 46% think the U.S. is too supportive of Israel, and those voters favor the Democratic candidate by 42 points, while the 4 in 10 who think U.S. support of Israel is about right pick the Republican by 27 points.
Nearly 6 in 10 have a negative view of artificial intelligence technology, and they back the Democratic candidate by 27 points.
Conducted Oct. 9-12, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,202 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (114) and cellphones (786) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (302). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±2.5 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling errors, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Voter Analysis and voter file data.
Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report.
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A woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued after spending 20 hours in the water clinging to a lifebuoy, the Hellenic Coast Guard said.
The 44-year-old Salvadoran national was traveling aboard Odyssey of the Seas as it sailed through the Ionian Sea near the island of Zakynthos on Saturday, the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs told USA Today.
The cargo ship MSC Rossella III was assisting in the search and spotted the woman inside the bright orange lifebuoy in dark waters. The vessel alerted authorities, and a Greek Coast Guard crew arrived to toss her ropes and pull her to safety.
CRUISE PASSENGER JUMPS FROM BALCONY AND DIES AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD INTO OCEAN
A Royal Caribbean passenger was rescued in the waters near a Greek island last week after she jumped overboard. (Hellenic Coast Guard; Getty Images)
The woman reportedly told authorities she jumped off the ship because she «wanted to disembark,» a Coast Guard spokesperson told Agence France-Presse, adding that «she was 20 hours at sea.»
Following her rescue, she was transported to the port of Katakolo and brought to a local hospital, where a prosecutor ordered a psychiatric evaluation, according to the Hellenic Coast Guard.
CARNIVAL CRUISE SHIP PASSENGER DIES AFTER FALLING FROM BALCONY – FBI INVESTIGATES HIGH-SEAS HORROR
Greek authorities reportedly deployed a Coast Guard vessel and military helicopter to search for a woman who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. (moisseyev/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reached out to Royal Caribbean for comment.
The incident follows a similar stunt last year when a man jumped off Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in an attempt to evade nearly $17,000 in gambling debt.
A 44-year-old woman reportedly went overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Odyssey of the Seas while the cruise ship was traveling from Greece toward Italy. (Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The passenger, Jey Gonzalez-Diaz, survived the jump and was detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers.
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La cruda declaración de Gustavo Yankelevich ante la Justicia: «Le pegaba tanto que sintió que se iba a desmayar»
Tres desarrolladores crearon un videojuego en Formosa donde el gobernador Gildo Insfrán pelea contra un león con una motosierra
Argentina firmó con EEUU un protocolo adicional para fortalecer el acuerdo bilateral sobre Comercio e Inversiones Recíprocas
El aumento del precio de la energía impulsó la inflación en Estados Unidos: subió un 3,7% en los últimos 12 meses
El oficialismo aceptó restituir las restricciones de la venta de tierras a extranjeros para garantizar la aprobación del proyecto sobre propiedad privada
El Inter Miami de Lionel Messi recibe a New York City FC por la MLS
Andrea Rincón recordó el quiebre de su amistad con Julieta Ortega: «No se remontó»
Corinthians presentó a un técnico europeo para salvarse del descenso
Anticipan más crédito y mayor flujo en acciones con reforma del mercado de capitales
