MEXICO: Eight bodies discovered in Monterrey amid suspected turf war between rival drug gangs

Record ID: 304972

  • Title: MEXICO: Eight bodies discovered in Monterrey amid suspected turf war between rival drug gangs
  • Date: 27th January 2012
  • Summary: (DAY SCENES) ( (GRAPHIC) SOLDIERS AND POLICE AT CRIME SCENE VARIOUS OF FORENSICS PUTTING BODIES IN VAN VARIOUS OF BODY AT CRIME SCENE WITH FORENSICS NEARBY FORENSICS TAKING PHOTO OF VICTIM
  • Embargoed: 11th February 2012 12:00
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  • Location: Mexico, Mexico
  • Country: Mexico
  • Reuters ID: LVA8DEE631RMUA8YAMQWVENEMJXJ
  • Story Text: Police found eight bodies dumped on a street in Mexico's richest city of Monterrey on Thursday (January 26), local and federal authorities said.
    It is believed the victims were killed elsewhere and then disposed of at the site just before daybreak in a suspected flare up between the Zetas and Gulf cartels.
    According to local media, the victims ranged between 20 to 30 years of age.
    Monterrey, which lies about 230 km (140 miles) from the Texas border, is a relatively wealthy city of about 4 million people and is home to some of Mexico's biggest companies. It was for many years seen as a model of economic development but it has been ravaged by the drugs war over the past two years that has seen the death toll spiral.
    Nationally, more than 46,000 people have been killed since Mexican President launched a bloody war against drugs trafficking.
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