Sunday, January 9, 2011

A Bloody Day In Acapulco

25 Bodies Found In Acapulco, 15 Decapitated -- L.A. Times

Messages attached to some of the bodies reportedly claim responsibility on behalf of the Sinaloa drug cartel and accuse the dead men of being extortionists.

The bodies of at least 25 people, 15 of them with their heads cut off, were discovered Saturday in the resort city of Acapulco, authorities said.

Drug cartel violence has increasingly plagued Acapulco as rival gangs fight for control of the local market, occasionally spilling into the tourist areas of the city.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Bodies Found Beheaded in Assaults in Acapulco -- New York Times
Acapulco sets grisly record as body count soars -- Sydney Morning Herald
Mexico violence: Headless bodies found in Acapulco -- BBC
14 beheaded in resort of Acapulco in escalating drug gang feud -- The Telegraph
Bodies beheaded in Mexico tourist city -- Reuters
Headless bodies found in Mexico -- Al Jazeera

Police Chief on Cartel Payroll Arrested in Northern Mexico -- FOX News
Mexican military: Suspected drug cartel leader arrested -- CNN
Mexico Touts Capture of Major Seaborne Cocaine Smuggler -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Drug gangs seize parts of northern Guatemala -- The Guardian
Former 'border czar' Alan Bersin assures Mexico will succeed in drug war -- El Paso Times
Mexican cartels carve bloody swath through Central America -- Alex Leff, Global Post
How Mexico's Drug War Became Personal For Me -- Crystal Ramos, FOX News

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