Mexican vigilante gunmen disarm local POLICE so they can rid town of feared Knights Templar drug cartel
Residents living in fear of violent criminal gangs in south-west Mexico are taking matters into their own hands. Yesterday 600 vigilantes seized control of town of Paracuaro in Michoacan state in bloody battle that left one dead. Convoy of 'autodefensas', or self-defence groups, drove into the town controlled by drugs gang in blacked-out SUVs. They took back control from the Cabelleros Templarios (Knights Templar) gang which terrorised local residents. In neighbouring Guerrero state, vigilante group the Public Safety System marched in honour of first anniversary.