Police in Mexico find 11 bodies, including 2 of minors, dumped by highway

Prosecutors successful nan confederate Mexico authorities of Guerrero person recovered 11 bodies, including 2 of minors, dumped by a highway

MEXICO CITY -- Police successful a southern Mexico region rife pinch supplier cartel violence person recovered 11 bodies, including 2 of minors, dumped by a highway, prosecutors successful nan authorities of Guerrero said Thursday.

The bodies were recovered precocious Wednesday aft constabulary received a extremity astir an abandoned pickup motortruck connected nan main thoroughfare of nan metropolis of Chilpancingo, nan authorities capital. The metropolis of 300,000 has been nan segment of gruesome supplier pack unit arsenic 2 rival cartels conflict for power of nan area.

Prosecutors did not specify nan ages of nan 2 dormant minors but said that 2 of nan 11 bodies were female. The road wherever they were recovered is besides nan main way betwixt Mexico City and nan edifice of Acapulco.

In early October, the city’s politician was killed and beheaded conscionable a week aft he took office. Alejandro Arcos took agency connected Oct. 1 successful Chilpancingo, and his beheaded assemblage was recovered successful a pickup motortruck a week later, his caput placed connected nan vehicle’s roof.

Two rival supplier gangs, known arsenic nan Tlacos and nan Ardillos, are fighting for power of nan supplier and extortion business successful nan city.

In 2023, pack unit successful Chilpancingo became truthful brazen that 1 of nan gangs staged a objection of hundreds of people, hijacked a authorities armored car, blocked a awesome road and took constabulary hostage to triumph nan merchandise of arrested suspects.