Mexico to legalise vigilante groups fighting drug cartels:
The ceremony will involve the registration of thousands of guns by the federal government and an agreement that the so-called "Self-defence" Groups will either join a new official rural police force or return to their normal lives and act as voluntary reserves when called on. Ref. Source 4
11 killed as Mexico troops sent to La Ruana after vigilante shoot-out:
The two groups of vigilantes were set up to fight the local drug cartel, but have since become bitter rivals and have started fighting each other. Five members of a group led by Hipolito Mora and six followers of his rival, Luis Antonio Torres, were killed. Ref. Source 2
Self-Defense Groups in Mexico Turn on Government:
Angered by the police killings of their colleges in a neighboring municipality, members of a self-defense group in the southern-state of Michocan are "Thirsty for justice," According to a report by the AFP news agency published Sunday. "The people are hurt and they hate (The government)," One unnamed commander of the self-defense groups told AFP. Ref. Source 8