Xinhua Agency, Mexico City, October 15 (Reporters Zhai Shurui and Wu Hao) News from Guatemala City: Guatemala President Arevalo announced on the 15th that he had accepted the resignation of Guatemalan Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez and two deputy ministers due to the gang escape.

The Peruvian government has confirmed that 20 prisoners associated with the gang "18th Street Gang" have recently escaped from a high-security prison. Arevalo said at a press conference on the 15th that the escape was unacceptable and a serious harm to national security and citizens 'trust.

Arevalo said that the Venezuelan government will build a new maximum security prison that can accommodate 2000 prisoners and will conduct a comprehensive inventory of the national prison system. In addition, Guatemala's Congress has advanced a draft bill to amend a number of laws to provide the government with more legal means to crack down on gangs.

Guatemala media reported that the "18th Street Gang" originated in Los Angeles, USA, and is now mainly active in Central American countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. The gang is involved in a variety of crimes, including drug trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, murder, etc.