Forty-nine bodies were found Sunday dumped on a highway connecting the northern Mexican metropolis of Monterrey to the U.S. border. Mexico's organized crime groups often abandon multiple bodies in public places as warnings to their rivals, and authorities said at least a few of the victims had tattoos of the Santa Muerte cult popular among drug traffickers. But Nuevo Leon state Attorney-General Adrian de la Garza said he did not rule out the possibility that the victims were U.S.-bound migrants, who are often robbed then killed. Nuevo Leon state security spokesman Jorge Domene said that a banner left at the site bore a message with the Zetas drug cartel taking responsibility for the massacre. Domene said the fact the bodies were found with the heads, hands and feet cut off will make identification difficult.
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver SunjQuery('#soundoff').addClass('hideCommentForm');
No comments:
Post a Comment