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2023-06-09 22:59:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 31FD03B937A9A0E3B2C1DC67C3160DF1268558757B92C469788C49583088387C
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Those individuals are not part of the cartel; they are members of the "self-defense force," a group formed by civilians to keep their towns safe and combat the cartel. They warned tourists that the path they were on was risky because it was in cartel territory. https://www.insideedition.com/birdwatching-tourists-in-mexico-get-stopped-by-gunmen-on-back-road-74192 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmnMgDEp_R0 https://mol.im/a/10673609
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