Mexico forces in drug cartel arrests
Craig TaylorA leader of the Knights Templar drug cartel is among three men arrested by Mexican troops in the violence-hit state of Michoacan, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
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Michoacan replaces security chiefs
Mexico’s authorities say top security officials will be replaced in the western state of Michoacan that has recently been rocked by violence. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico tries to reassure vigilantes
Mexican Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong tells vigilantes to trust the security forces to do their job and urges them to lay down arms. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Maduro shakes up top economic team
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announces changes to the team handling the economy and vows to continue fighting “sabotage and speculation”. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Mexico starts disarming vigilantes
Police in Mexico say they are disarming groups of vigilantes which have taken control of a number of towns in western Michoacan state. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Vigilantes clash with Mexican cartel
A group of vigilantes clashes with a notorious drug cartel before seizing the town of Nueva Italia in western Mexico. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean