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Ordinary people take law into their own hands near border

Clip: 9/16/2021 | 11m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

Ordinary people are taking the law into their own hands to counter cartel threat

In the mountain top village of Ayahualtempa in Guerrero state Mexico, children are learning how to use firearms and preparing for an attack by a nearby drug cartel. In our third and final story on the ravages of the cross-border drug trade with Mexico, special correspondent Monica Villamizar and producer Zach Fannin report with support from the Pulitzer Center.

09/16/2021

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