Mexican police on Thursday found another 23 bodies in mass graves in the municipality of San Fernando, in the state of Tamaulipas, northeastern Mexico, bringing the total to 145 bodies located there since last week, an official said. The excavation works are carried out by ministry staff supported by other authorities, said a spokesman for the Office of Tamaulipas.
The 23 victims were found in 12 mass graves and the first reports of the autopsy revealed that the crimes were committed in the past two months. The discovery began last week, when soldiers who were investigating the kidnapping of several people traveling in passenger buses were the mass graves, finding 59 bodies initially.
By continuing excavation work other bodies were found on Tuesday to reach 116, plus another six who were found Wednesday, and not ten as initially reported, "with what amounted to 122, to which are added the 23 today. The facts have been attributed to the criminal organization of the Zetas, one of the most bloodthirsty of the country and in Tamaulipas is disputed drug control with its former ally, the Gulf Cartel.
Los Zetas, which emerged a decade ago by the hand of an elite group of military deserters were also identified as responsible for the deaths of 72 immigrants, mostly from Central America, also last August in San Fernando, a town that is path on the way to the U.S. border and has an area of 5,300 square kilometers.
The Attorney General said yesterday that these facts have been arrested 33 people, including 16 municipal police for their alleged collaboration with Los Zetas in these crimes. The research has shown so far that most of the victims were Mexican, while the Government of Guatemala reported that a Guatemalan immigrant was among those massacred. 
The 23 victims were found in 12 mass graves and the first reports of the autopsy revealed that the crimes were committed in the past two months. The discovery began last week, when soldiers who were investigating the kidnapping of several people traveling in passenger buses were the mass graves, finding 59 bodies initially.
By continuing excavation work other bodies were found on Tuesday to reach 116, plus another six who were found Wednesday, and not ten as initially reported, "with what amounted to 122, to which are added the 23 today. The facts have been attributed to the criminal organization of the Zetas, one of the most bloodthirsty of the country and in Tamaulipas is disputed drug control with its former ally, the Gulf Cartel.
Los Zetas, which emerged a decade ago by the hand of an elite group of military deserters were also identified as responsible for the deaths of 72 immigrants, mostly from Central America, also last August in San Fernando, a town that is path on the way to the U.S. border and has an area of 5,300 square kilometers.
The Attorney General said yesterday that these facts have been arrested 33 people, including 16 municipal police for their alleged collaboration with Los Zetas in these crimes. The research has shown so far that most of the victims were Mexican, while the Government of Guatemala reported that a Guatemalan immigrant was among those massacred.
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