Mexican authorities have discovered 32 bodies and nine heads hidden in mass graves in a region plagued by violence from drug cartels.<\/p>\n
Investigators exhumed the remains of 31 men and one woman from a hillside in Zitlala, where turf wars between rival criminal gangs are common.<\/p>\n
“The discoveries are terrible” a security spokesperson said, while the search for any additional hidden graves continued in the region.<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made so far.<\/p>\n
The remains were found in 17 different pits near the village of Pochahuixco between Tuesday and Thursday.<\/p>\n
State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez told the AFP news agency the graves had been discovered following an anonymous tip, which led to the discovery of a kidnap victim.<\/p>\n
AFP also reported that four heads were found “inside a cooler”.<\/p>\n
The town lies in the state of Guerrero, which has a very high rate of violent crime, and is also a significant opium producer.<\/p>\n
It reported more than 1,800 homicides between January and October this year.<\/p>\n
Residents in another town, Tixtla, discovered nine decapitated bodies earlier in the week. Investigators are checking if the remains match the heads discovered in Pochahuixco.<\/p>\n
The remains have been sent to the state capital to be identified.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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