Seven tortured bodies found in Mexico’s Guerrero
Officials in Mexico say seven bodies with signs of torture have been discovered in the country’s violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero.
A statement from Guerrero's prosecutor's office said Thursday that the bodies, including a decapitated one, were all male and were discovered in the Zitlala township.
The corpses had "visible signs of torture," the statement said, adding that forensic experts were sent to the region to examine the bodies.
According to local police, some of the bodies had bullet wounds as well as injuries caused by a sharp weapon.
The corpses were discovered on Wednesday, but the investigation was delayed until Thursday due to bad weather.
The prosecutor's office said that one of the dead men was a member of a local Guerrero drug cartel.
Guerrero is one of Mexico's poorest and most violent states, with high homicide and drug-related crime rates.
In June, four bodies were discovered in a pick-up truck in the state. Another 10 bodies were also found in clandestine graves on the outskirts of the city of Acapulco in a separate incident.
Back in September 2014, some 43 students also went missing after the gang-linked police attacked their buses and handed them over to members of a drug gang.
Mexico officials say the members of the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel have confessed to killing the young men and burning their remains after receiving them from corrupt police officers.
The case has sparked protests against President Enrique Pena Nieto's administration.
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