They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades
Members of a local self-defense group formed by residents in response to cartel violence patrol in Guajes de Ayala, Mexico, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
GUAJES DE AYALA, Mexico (AP) — Jesús Domínguez pushes through thick brush lining a rugged mountainside with an AK-47 slung over his shoulder and a grenade fastened to his leather belt.
He marches alongside a pack of camouflage-clad men patrolling the rural stretches of Mexico against one of the country's most powerful drug cartels.
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