Mexico is now deploying guards equipped with assault rifles to help protect mining companies from attacks by drug cartels.
The government force launched Monday and contains the first 118 graduates of a special training course, the Associated Press says.
Public Safety Secretary Alfonso Durazo said “this will help resolve the attacks by organized crime in this sector of the economy.”
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