Gunmen ambushed Facundo Cabral in Guatemala City on Saturday . Violence in Guatemala drew international attention in May after investigators found the bodies of 27 dismembered and decapitated workers on a farm in a northern border province -- brutal evidence of what officials and analysts said is a dramatic spike in violence across the region as Mexican drug cartels expand their reach . Authorities blame organized crime as investigators search for suspects . ` ` It 's a very large threat ... to the country 's security , '' one official says . Corruption and violence are high in Guatemala , according to the United Nations .
Gunmen ambushed Facundo Cabral in Guatemala City on Saturday . Authorities blame organized crime as investigators search for suspects . ` ` It 's a very large threat ... to the country 's security , '' one official says . Corruption and violence are high in Guatemala , according to the United Nations .