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Mexican police find 16 bodies dumped in vehicle
Baku, September 15 (AZERTAC). Police on Monday found the bodies of 16 men dumped in a vehicle in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero, one of the areas worst hit by feuding between drug gangs. The victims, found near Coyuca de Catalan, on the border with the western state of Michoacan, had been shot and showed signs of torture. "We don't yet have information on who these people are. This is a very violent area," a local police official said.
Michoacan is home to the "La Familia" drug gang and its offshoot "The Knights Templar," which have been mired in a bloody struggle for control in the area.
Local media reported "La Familia" had claimed responsibility for the attack with messages daubed onto the vehicle. It was one of the worst killings in Guerrero in recent months.
The attorney general’s office attributed the executions to the dispute between criminal organizations over drug territories.
Some 155 bodies were found in the same area in 2011.