Mexican villagers who killed 10 members of the notorious Familia Michoacana criminal gang will not be facing any charges after prosecutors ruled they had acted in self-defence.
Prosecutors said that the residents of Texcapilla had come “under constant threat” from the gang, which had tried to extort money from farmers.
They were summoned to a football pitch where gang members opened fire on them.
But they fought back with weapons including shotguns and machetes.
On Dec. 8th, farmers in Texcaltitlán, Mexico, armed with pistols, rifles and machetes, battled with the La Familia Michoacána cartel who had been extorting them
In retaliation, the cartel kidnapped 8 people, demanding 4 organizers of the uprising as their ransom pic.twitter.com/ttR9SZiihP
— Politsturm International (@PolitsturmInter) December 26, 2023
