Twenty our bodies had been found — together with 4 decapitated corpses hanging from a bridge close to a plastic bag of human heads — after a bloody day of cartel violence in Mexico over the weekend.
All 20 of the victims had been male and had gunshot wounds, the Sinaloa State Lawyer Basic’s Workplace stated.
5 of the our bodies had been decapitated, with 4 of these corpses left strung up by their toes alongside a freeway bridge close to Culiacán, the biggest metropolis in Sinaloa state, authorities stated.
The 15 different our bodies, together with the fifth lacking his head, had been found simply yards away in a van.
A plastic bag containing 5 human heads was discovered near the bridge, officers stated.
The van was plastered with a banner referencing the continued wars between rival drug cartels in Sinaloa, authorities stated.
The victims had been a part of a complete of 27 murders had been reported in Sinaloa on Sunday, together with a younger man and two girls in an armed assault in Culiacán.
The current upsurge in Mexican drug violence is blamed on clashes between the warring gangs “Los Chapitos” and “La Mayiza,” who’re combating over strategic drug trafficking routes in Sinaloa, safety sources stated.
A bloody energy wrestle broke out between the 2 factions in September, triggered by the dramatic kidnapping of one of many group’s leaders by the son of notorious narco boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The kidnapped man was handed over to US authorities by the use of a non-public aircraft.
Since then, Culiacan, beforehand one of many extra peaceable Mexican cities, has been torn aside by violence because the Sinaloa Cartel has misplaced management.
Mexican authorities insist they’re on prime of the violence and are working to crack down on organized crime.
“Navy and police forces are working collectively to reestablish whole peace in Sinaloa,” stated Feliciano Castro, a Sinaloa authorities spokesperson, in a press release Monday.
