One of the Knights Templar drug cartel leaders has been found dead in Mexico. Authorities found his body with a bullet wound when they arrived. This is a combination of victories for the Pena Nieto's government this year in his fight against organized crime. This year 3 other top Knights Templar leaders were killed or arrested. The Knights Templar cartel controls most of the methamphetamine and marijuana trade and distribution in Western Mexico. Vigilantes in Western Mexico have taken the fight to the cartel. They have organized and have set road blocks to protect their villages. They also took control of many towns until Federal forces arrived. Now vigilante groups work alongside government forces to combat organized crime. Farmers have been victims of extortion and kidnappings. The people have finally had enough of the violence that the drug cartels bring with them. Many towns have organized and created their vigilante groups to protect themselves. They have been widely successful by setting checkpoints and regulating who enters their towns. They have armed themselves and have gone the offensive without government support. The government and local police had previously ignored the villages victim of cartels. Now the government instead of disarming the vigilantes have let them operate and they now work together to eradicate the drug cartels. There is a boiling point where a person reaches before they take stance to oppression. The innocent people of Mexico are tired of living in fear and have decided that enough is enough. They know that the police and government is too corrupt to protect them. They know they have to take the law into their own hands. With more vigilante groups the more people will see that they don't have live in fear and will stand up and fight for peace and social change in their country.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29286873
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