Bodies of 11 murder victims found in Mexico state plagued by drug trafficking

Bodies of 11 murder victims found in Mexico state plagued by drug trafficking

Guerrero is one of six out of 32 states that account for almost half of Mexico's homicides, much of them linked to drug trafficking.

Ciudad Juárez.- The first 100 days of the year have left in Ciudad Juárez a total of 280 victims of malicious homicide, in conflicts between criminal groups around the territories for the sale of drugs and routes for the trafficking of persons, according to official authorities. The prevalence of victims in events allegedly related to organized crime is maintained as in previous years, made known personnel of the Attorney General’s Office of the…

11 killed in clash between rival groups in southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY, April 9 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 people were killed in a shootout between suspected rival criminal groups in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, local authorities confirmed Wednesday. Read full story

The bodies were left in line in the streets. Their identity is not known, whether they were from rival groups or whether it was an internal dispute.

A clash between two groups of armed civilians killed 11 in the community of Rancho Viejo, municipality of Tecoanapa, Guerrero.

11 people killed in shootout between rival criminal gangs in Mexican state of Guerrero