In lair of Mexico drug boss, vigilantes hold sway


NUEVA ITALIA, Mexico (Reuters) - His AK-47 tossed onto a pristine leather sofa in the plush lair of a leader of one of Mexico's most feared drug cartels, vigilante fighter "El Love" says he is longing for an end to a grinding cycle of extortion and murder.

Channel-surfing on a plasma TV abandoned by the drug lord fleeing a revolt by farmers fed up with organized crime, the 43-year-old El Love has taken charge of the property, symbolizing a victory over the Caballeros Templarios, or Knights Templar.

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