Five men, some with their hands tied and their heads covered, were found dead Monday on a Mexican road leading to Acapulco, a once-glamorous resort town now plagued by cartel violence.
Prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero announced the discovery and said an investigation had been opened for “aggravated homicide.”
Local media reported that residents found the victims, four of whom had their hands tied. Reports indicate the men had various injuries.
Guerrero is one of the regions of Mexico most affected by violence linked to drug trafficking. Cartel conflicts have led to 1,890 murders in the state in 2023. The U.S. State Department advises Americans to avoid Guerrero altogether, citing crime and violence.
The bloodshed is increasingly affecting state elected officials, with two mayors assassinated in recent days, including one reportedly arrested from a bus and murdered near Acapulco.
Acapulco was once a playground for the rich and famous, but it has lost its luster over the past decade as foreign tourists have been scared away by the bloodshed that has made it one of the world’s most popular cities. violent in the world.
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Last month, five people were killed during an armed attack in Acapulco, just three days later 10 other bodies were found in the seaside town.
Spiraling criminal violence has led to the deaths of more than 450,000 people in Mexico since the government of President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against drug cartels in 2006.
During the legislative elections of June 2 in Mexico, the leftist Claudia Sheinbaum was elected by an overwhelming majority, as first female president from the country.
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