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Mexican security forces find 46 dead in Veracruz
For a map, click here. A hat tip to Nota Roja for additional information. Proceso reports ten more dead found between Friday night and Saturday morning.A total of 46 dead have been found sicne Thursday by Mexican security forces in Veracruz, Veracruz in Mexico, according to Mexican news sources. Marine units operating in the Boca del Rio area of Veracruz city discovered three safe houses in exclusive neighborhoods, all less than two kilometers from where 35 dead were found last month. In Jardines de Virginia colony 20 dead were found , while in Costa Verde colony 11 more. One body was found in a house in Costa Oro colony. News reports say prior to the discovery, four more dead were found on the streets of Veracruz. The 35 individuals found dead in several parked vans on September 21st were all identified as members of Los Zetas criminal drug gang, but the identities of the latest victims have not yet been established. To read the Rantburg report on the 35 dead Los Zetas found last month, click here Proceso the Mexican leftist weekly, reports in a Saturday morning article that ten more dead were found in two separate colonies in Veracruz. Security forces were informed by an anonymous caller Saturday morning of seven dead left in an abandoned Ford Lobo (F-150) pickup truck in the Laguna Real colony. Three individuals were found dead in the Colinas de Santa Fe colony late Friday night. Violence in Veracruz state, an east coast state, has been ramping up since late last summer, possibly due to increased Sinaloa cartel activity in conjunction with the Gulf Cartel. Alliances formed over the past year among the Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel and minor criminal entities have focussed their efforts to eliminate Los Zetas as a rival gang. The latest massacre has cost the attorney general of Veracruz his job. Veracruz state governor Javier Duarte accepted the resignation of Reynaldo Escoba on Thursday. Elsewhere in Veracruz, Mexican security forces detained in a separate incident 20 drug criminals Friday including eight members of the Matazetas gang, and 12 members of Los Zetas. The Matazetas, a combination of the Mexican words "Death to Zetas", have recently been called a vigilante group formed to counter and destroy Los Zetas, however, SEMAR officials say the Matazetas are in fact part of the Alliance Nuevo or New Alliance, associated with he Sinaloa Cartel. News report have no detailed any seizures associated with the latest busts. Posted by: badanov 2011-10-08 |
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