5 dismembered bodies found in bags near Mexican resort of Acapulco

Prosecutors in southern Mexico mentioned Monday they discovered the our bodies of 5 males in a village north of the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco.

Prosecutors in southern Guerrero state didn’t give particulars on the killings, however native media reported the our bodies had been hacked up and left in plastic baggage.

And in one other city simply north of the resort, prosecutors mentioned Monday that two extra males had been killed. The city of Xaltianguis has been fought over by rival gangs of vigilantes, a few of them believed to have drug cartel ties.

In 2019, a closely armed vigilante pressure took over Xaltianguis by driving out a rival band, blowing up a automobile with fuel cylinders inside and chopping up the physique of one in every of two fallen foes.

Acapulco’s popularity has suffered for years underneath a wave of violent crime.

Last month, eight folks have been killed within the resort city, together with 5 males who have been gunned down in a bar. Last summer time, the chief of the guild of eating places, bars and nightclubs in Acapulco was shot useless.  Last April, at the very least three folks have been killed in a taking pictures and a subsequent chase by law enforcement officials at a beachside restaurant in Acapulco.

No longer in style amongst worldwide vacationers, Acapulco stays a foremost get-away for Mexico City residents.

Mexico, hit by a spiral of violence linked to organized crime, has registered greater than 340,000 violent deaths since December 2006, when a controversial navy anti-drug operation was launched.