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Police find 11 bodies in pick-up truck in Mexico

The identities of the victims are not yet known and the case is being treated as a homicide

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by BBC NEWS

World07 November 2024 - 20:21
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    • The grim discovery was made in the city of Chilpancingo, whose mayor was beheaded last month just days after taking the job, in Guerrero state.
    • Chilpancingo, a city of about 280,000 people, has long been the scene of turf battles between two drug gangs, the Ardillos and the Tlacos.


The remains of 11 people, including two children, have been found inside a vehicle in a southern Mexican city besieged by violence, officials say.

The grim discovery was made in the city of Chilpancingo, whose mayor was beheaded last month just days after taking the job, in Guerrero state.

The identities of the victims are not yet known and the case is being treated as a homicide, the state's attorney general said.

Police were called to the scene after an abandoned pick-up truck was reported to authorities on Wednesday night.


At least six candidates for public office were killed in the state in the run-up to Mexico's 2 June elections.

Last month, Chilpancingo mayor Alejandro Arcos was found decapitated less than a week after taking office.

More than 450,000 people have been murdered and tens of thousands have gone missing across Mexico since the government deployed the army to combat drug trafficking in 2006.

Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, has made tackling violent crime a priority. She unveiled a new security plan last month that included improved intelligence sharing and boosting the National Guard.

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