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A total of 17 individuals were killed in drug and gang related incidents Saturday and Sunday in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, according to Mexican news reports.
- Three unidentified individuals were found beheaded in two separate municipalities in southern Tamaulipas Saturday.
- A man was found beheaded near the Unidad Modelo colony.
- A male and female couple were found beheaded in nearby Luis Echevarria colony.
- Seven unidentified individuals were found tortured and shot to death on kilometer 7 of the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway at about 0600 hrs Sunday.
- Four unidentified individuals were found tortured and executed on kilometer 11. At both locations a message had been left for authorities to find.
- Three unidentified men were killed in an explosion and fire in a trailer carrying munitions Saturday. A detachment of the Mexican Army encountered a tractor-trailer rig on kilomter 13 of the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway being driven erratically. When the soldiers attempted to open the trailer, they were fired on from inside the trailer. When the soldiers returned fire. an explosion and then, fire consumed the trailer.
Inside the vehicle were seized 31 rifles (27 of which destroyed), nine pistols (7 of which were destroyed), one RPG-7 rocket launcher (destroyed), 16 40mm grenades (13 destroyed), one fragentary hand grenade, 156 weapons magazines (142 destroyed), 24 .50 caliber rifle rounds, 71 hand radios and 13 cell phones, all destroyed.
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