💬’I used to be a very fearful woman, but fear turned into rage,’ admits Cherán Mayor María de la Luz Torres.

When politicians turned their backs and the cartel was killing and abducting people, the residents of this Mexican city took matters into their own hands. Their self-defense groups were granted the same legal status as the police.

What does this force do to protect the population? And why did the former police officers fail? Find out in Natalia Karachkova and Tofurius Crane’s film 'Cherán vs Cartels.' The premiere is tomorrow at 1:00 am, 10:00 am, and 5:00 pm on RT.Doc.

FOLLOW 🥰 -amp;@MTdocumentary