User:Scalhotrod/Self defense council of Michoacan (Mexico)

The Self Defense Council of Michoacan (or Michacan) is a paramilitary organization (or militia) based in the state of Michoacan, Mexico. The group is known for its direct confrontation of the drug cartels that operate in the region, primarily the Knights Templar Cartel. After several years of criminal activity that adversely affected the citizens of Michocan, the group was organized as a means of self-defense against the abuses and criminal acts of the drug cartel leaders and soldiers.

The group was originally represented by Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles Valverde of... Valverde was later replaced by Estanislao Beltran.

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