In a lawless stretch of western Mexico, children as young as 6 years old are taking up arms against organized crime. On Wednesday, 19 children were inducted into a vigilante group that for years has been battling drug gangs in restive Guerrero state. “They must be prepared,” said Bernardino Sanchez Luna, the founder of the vigilante group known as the CRAC-PF. On Wednesday, 19 children were inducted into a vigilante group that for years has been battling drug gangs in restive Guerrero state. (Cuartoscuro)When it comes to violence in the region, “nobody, not even a child, is off-limits,” he said.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 23, 2020 20:48 UTC