In this photo released by the Guatemalan Presidential Press Office, anti-drugs agents destroy poppy fields in Tajumulco, west of Guatemala City, near the Mexican border, in this Aug. 31, 2006 file photo. Guatemala knows it is losing the battle against drug trafficking; its police, military and justice system are beholden to traffickers who use the country as a way station for most Colombian drug shipments to U.S. consumers. US President George W. Bush, who will be in the country for a one-day official visit next March 12, wants to see more progress in the battle against drugs, since three-quarters of the cocaine that reaches the U.S. moves through Guatemala. AP Photo logo AP Photo 33 months ago

In this photo released by the Guatemalan Presidential Press Office, anti-drugs agents destroy poppy fields in Tajumulco, west of Guatemala City, near the Mexican border, in this Aug. 31, 2006 file photo. Guatemala knows it is losing the battle against drug trafficking; its police, military and justice system are beholden to traffickers who use the country as a way station for most Colombian drug shipments to U.S. consumers. US President George W. Bush, who will be in the country for a one-day official visit next March 12, wants to see more progress in the battle against drugs, since three-quarters of the cocaine that reaches the U.S. moves through Guatemala.

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