According to the article, this is a story of a small town group overthrowing their local corrupt police force and taking over. Article has some photos of armed citizens restoring order to their community.
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Thousands of armed vigilantes have taken over a town in Mexico and arrested police officers after their 'commander' was killed and dumped in the street.
The self described 'community police' and arrested 12 officers and the town's former director of public security, who they accuse of taking part in the killing of Guadalupe Quinones Carbajal, 28, on behalf of a local organised crime group.
The 1,500-strong force has also set up improvised checkpoints on the major road running through Tierra Colorado, which connects the capital Mexico City to Acapulco, a coastal city popular with tourists less than 40 miles away.
The vigilantes are part of regional umbrella group Union of Peoples and Organizations of Guerrero State.
The Union is made up of residents in Tierra Colorado, as well as neighbouring towns such as Ayutla de los Libres, Teconoapa and San Marcos.
The growing vigilante movement in southern and western Mexico has seen masked groups manning checkpoints and searching vehicles for weapons.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... treet.html
Thousands of armed vigilantes have taken over a town in Mexico and arrested police officers after their 'commander' was killed and dumped in the street.
The self described 'community police' and arrested 12 officers and the town's former director of public security, who they accuse of taking part in the killing of Guadalupe Quinones Carbajal, 28, on behalf of a local organised crime group.
The 1,500-strong force has also set up improvised checkpoints on the major road running through Tierra Colorado, which connects the capital Mexico City to Acapulco, a coastal city popular with tourists less than 40 miles away.
The vigilantes are part of regional umbrella group Union of Peoples and Organizations of Guerrero State.
The Union is made up of residents in Tierra Colorado, as well as neighbouring towns such as Ayutla de los Libres, Teconoapa and San Marcos.
The growing vigilante movement in southern and western Mexico has seen masked groups manning checkpoints and searching vehicles for weapons.