TANCITARO, MICHOACAN -- SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2019: CUSEPT, an armed avocado police force, is a private security force funded by avocado growers, on patrol in Tancitaro, Michoacan, on Aug. 24, 2019. The entrance to Tancitaro, a population of roughly 30,000, claims it is the Avocado Capital of the World. Mexican cartels have evolved beyond drug trafficking; extortion and theft of the local avocado and timber industries. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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