Spectacular landscapes, abundant natural resources and agriculture, and drug kingpins who cook up religions to help justify slaughtering their rivals. The state of Michoacan in western Mexico is both ...

In December 2006, former Mexican president Felipe Calderon launched the country’s current war against organized crime by sending troops to his home state Michoacan, a place that is now bristling with ...

Mexico’s federal security forces say they have taken control of security in 20 municipalities in troubled Michoacan, but there is little evidence to suggest the self-defense militias are disarming or ...

A motorcycle runs in front of the Municipal Palace building of Apatzingan, the site of conflicts between organizations of "self-defense groups" and groups linked to organized crime in Apatzingan, ...