The area where Morelos and Fresnillo are located is part of a drug-trafficking route that two of the most bloodthirsty gangs in Mexico, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, are battling for control, according to authorities.
Nine bodies were found yesterday Wednesday in the northern Mexican city of Morelos, the day after another nine were found in the neighboring town of Fresnillo, authorities said.
The state of Zacatecas, in north-central Mexico, is facing an escalation of violence following the recent arrest of alleged thugs.
In a statement, the Sakateka prosecutor’s office said that “nine corpses” were found, all of which belonged to “males”, without going into further details.
As for the bodies found the day before Tuesday, the same source said that “five victims have been identified and (their bodies) have been handed over to the families”.
The area where Morelos and Fresnillo are located is part of a drug-trafficking route that two of the most bloodthirsty gangs in Mexico, the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, are battling for control, according to authorities.
Over the weekend, gangs blocked roads and torched vehicles in retaliation for the arrests of 13 alleged thugs in Fresnillo.
More than 450,000 murders have been committed in Mexico of about 126 million, according to official figures, since then-conservative President Felipe Calderon declared a controversial “war on drugs” in December 2006, deploying the armed forces at home to crack down on them. the cartels. Another 100,000 or so people have disappeared without a trace.
Source :Skai
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