An armed man who claim to be members of a self-defense group patrols the limits of Taixtan in the Michoacan state of Mexico, Thursday, October 28, 2021. The army has largely stopped fighting drug cartels here, instead ordering soldiers to guard the dividing lines between gang territories so they won’t invade each other’s turf – and turn a blind eye to the cartels’ illegal activities. (Photo by Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo)
