Drug gang turf war dumps dozens of bodies in Mexico truck
Al Jazeera
Probers say the clash was between the powerful Sinaloa cartel and another gang identified as ‘Chiapas and Guatemala’.
Dozens of bodies discovered in a truck in Mexico have been linked to a violent turf war between rival gangs, according to authorities.
At least 19 bodies were discovered in or around a dump truck in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, officials said on Tuesday. A recent surge in gang violence related to drug and migrant trafficking has been plaguing the region.
The Ministry of Public Security said the male bodies were found on Monday in a dump truck abandoned on a rural road near the town of La Concordia.
The officials said that the victims were shot to death, and included at least six men carrying Guatemalan identity documents.
The events leading to the gruesome discovery are believed to have occurred on Friday near the border with Guatemala, where violence has been rising in recent years.
