Mexico's army stands between gangs, enforcing turf divisions
Armed men who claim to be members of a “self-defense” squad patrol the limits of Taixtan, in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. The army has largely stopped fighting drug cartels here, instead ordering soldiers to guard the dividing lines between gang territories so they won’t invade each other’s turf _ and turn a blind eye to the cartels’ illegal activities. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
By MARK STEVENSON
Associated Press
AGUILILLA, Mexico — In western Mexico a small squad of soldiers with about a half-dozen trucks and sandbag emplacements stands guard on a rural highway. In one direction, almost within earshot, one drug cartel operates a roadblock extorting farmers...
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