Severed heads and 32 bodies found in Mexican cartel mass graves

[inanna]

Source: BBC

44 minutes ago

Mexican authorities have discovered 32 bodies and nine heads hidden in mass graves in a region plagued by violence from drug cartels.

Investigators exhumed the remains of 31 men and one woman from a hillside in Zitlala, where turf wars between rival criminal gangs are common.

"The discoveries are terrible" a security spokesperson said, while the search for any additional hidden graves continued in the region.

No arrests have been made so far.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-38100270

[Feeling the Bern]

1. More victories. . .oops, victims of the drug war. When will this stop and we do the sensible thing

of getting this out of the hands of untaxed, violent and sociopathic criminals and legalize it, then tax it heavily?

[secondwind]

2. I'm with you .. Legalizing all drugs will put these cartels out of business!

[Kennah]

3. Imagine the force that would be brought against the cartels for threatening government revenue (n/t)

[NWCorona]

4. Word! Unfortunately there's secret wars to fund

[AgadorSparticus]

5. I agree....