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An American Mother Who Led an Anti-Cartel Militia in Mexico Has Been Freed From Jail
Nestora Salgado is one of the most well-known leaders of the self defense militia movement that sprung up in 2012 as a response to the government's inability to protect citizens from local drug cartels.
Hunger Strike Called Off by American Woman Jailed in Mexico After Starting Citizen Police Force
Nestora Salgado, a US citizen, joined a movement in small towns in Guerrero that take up arms against criminals as "community police." Authorities arrested Salgado in August 2013, placing her in solitary confinement for 21 months.
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