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Mexican vigilantes seize new town from drug cartel
Vigilantes seized a drug cartel's bastion in western Mexico on Sunday, sparking a shootout as the civilian militia gained new ground in their struggle against the gang in a violence-plagued region. Hundreds of armed civilians riding in more than 100 pickup trucks rolled into the Michoacan state town of Nueva Italia and were met by gunfire from presumed Knights Templar cartel members when they reached the municipal office.
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Good for them! If the government is unwilling or unable to do much about it this is the type of action to take! There is a possibility that these vigilantes, as so often happens, will take the roles of the gangs they are evicting but I'll'll leave my cynicism at the door!