EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: Narco-Violence Explodes in Western Mexico After Rivals Team-Up In Turf War

By: Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby · Ildefonso Ortiz and Brandon Darby

Violence exploded in the western state of Michoacan following a shift in alliances that saw bitter rivals join forces to take on another criminal organization that passes itself off as a self-defense group to get help from police and military forces.