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Three more bodies were found in the graves in La Barca, Jalisco Tuesday, bringing the total dead found at the site to 21, according to Mexican news reports.
The original find made last Sunday was found during the course of an investigation into the disappearance of two federal ministerial agents, Rene Rojas Marquez and Gabriel Quijadas Santiago. Working from the detention of 20 suspects in Vista Hermosa, Michoacan 10 days ago led police to La Barca where several graves were located and 19 dead were exhumed. At the time it was reported that the investigation at the site ended, but just three days later, three additional skeletons were found. Among the detained were municipal police agents
A total of 15 males and one female were among the victims, and the rest unidentifiable. The news report which appeared on the website of El Diario de Juarez said that members of Caballeros Templarios and Jalisco Nueva Generacion drug cartels were the likely victims.
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com. He can be reached at grurkka@gmail.com