Mexican soldiers, National Guard to protect lime growers from cartels

MEXICO CITY, Mexico: Mexico has deployed 660 soldiers and National Guard officers to Michoacan, a state plagued by cartel violence, to protect lime growers facing extortion from criminal groups.

The Defense Department announced that the reinforcements, sent since the start of President Claudia Sheinbaum's administration on October 1, were aimed at safeguarding lime-producing regions from cartels like Los Viagra