An Indigenous police officer who was kidnapped by alleged organised crime hitmen days ago is welcomed after his release during a military operation by the National Guard, the army, and the state attorney general's office in Santiago Tangamandapio, Michoacan State, Mexico on August 23, 2024. According to the Prosecutor's Office, the community police officers were kidnapped on August 20 and rescued today amid protests by residents who burned vehicles and blocked roads to pressure their release. (Photo by Enrique Castro / AFP)