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Authorities arrest more than 110 suspected criminals posing as members of self-defense groups in Michoacán

04/25/14 (written by apiña) — The long suspected concern that Mexico’s self-defense groups (grupos de autodefensa) were potentially being infiltrated by criminals and cartel members has recently been validated. Authorities

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Self-defense groups agree to disarm or officially join “Rural Defense Corps” in Michoacán by May 2014

04/15/14 (written by apiña) — Michoacán’s Security Commissioner Alfredo Castillo Cervantes, alongside Mexico’s Interior Minister Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, announced on April 4 that self-defense groups (grupos de autodefensas) have

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One year after their inception in Michoacán, self-defense groups continue to expand and redefine themselves

02/25/14 (written by cmolzahn) — In the year following the emergence of the so-called self-defense groups (grupos de autodefensa) in Michoacán in February 2013, they have transitioned from fringe groups

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Federal government to take control of municipalities in Michoacán as it announces pact to “institutionalize” self-defense groups

01/30/14 – (written by cmolzahn) Almost a year after they began to appear in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán to counter the influence of the Knights Templar (Caballeros Templarios)

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Federal government takes control of municipalities in southern Michoacán as self-defense groups continue their activities

01/19/14 (written by cmolzahn) — Almost a year after they began to appear in the Tierra Caliente region of Michoacán to counter the influence of the Knights Templar (Caballeros Templarios)

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