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From Prison to Politics: Mexico's Hot Land (Dispatch 4)
The former leader of a group of vigilantes in Mexico has just been released from prison, and is now eyeing a career in politics. VICE News speaks with Hipólito Mora about life after his release.
Mexico’s Avocado Capital Launches New Paramilitary Unit
The super specialized municipal police force will protect the territory from the return of the Knights Templar.
The Vigilantes Fighting Mexico’s Drug Cartels Are Now Actual Cops
Federal police are turning autodefensas in Michoacán from small-town militiamen into a crack anti-cartel fighting unit: the Fuerza Rural.
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