The bodies of 11 murder victims found in Mexico are plagued by drug trafficking
Local prosecutors and media said Wednesday that the bodies of 11 murdered victims were found in the disastrous state of Guerrero, southern Mexico.
The bodies were found in the city of Tconapa on Tuesday night, while local media reported the murders occurred in a clash between rival organized criminal gangs, prosecutors said.
GuerreroLocated on Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, it is six of the 32 states that account for almost half of Mexico’s homicides, most of which are related to drug trafficking. Guerrero is one of the areas where the U.S. State Department recommends Americans to avoid crime and violence altogether. The dispute between the cartels led to 1,890 murders in the state.
In November, police said they found 11 bodies, including two minors, abandoned by a Guerrero highway. A month before that, the mayor of the state capital Beheaded A few days after work. Four other mayors demand federal authorities after the murder Protect A former prosecutor and local police officer are Arrested Related to death.
Guerrero’s violence reached unprecedented levels last year, with the Roman Catholic Bishops announcing that they had helped arrange another truce in the state between two warring drug cartels.
Guerrero is also home to popular beach resorts such as Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. Last May, 10 bodies were found Scattered around Acapulco, swept by violence related to Cartel.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
