Nine bodies were found Wednesday, May 8, in the northern Mexican city of Morelos, a day after nine other bodies were found in the neighboring town of Fresnillo, authorities said.
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According to authorities, the state of Zacatecas, in north-central Mexicois faced with a resurgence of violence following the recent arrest of suspected offenders. In a statement, the Zacatecas prosecutor’s office indicated that “ nine dead bodies were found, all male ”, without giving further details.
Concerning the nine other bodies discovered this Tuesday, “ five victims were identified and the bodies were handed over to their families », Specified this source.
The Morelos and Fresnillo sector is located on a drug trafficking axis fought over by Mexico’s two most violent cartels, Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación, according to authorities.
Over the weekend, criminal groups blocked roads and burned cars in response to the arrest of thirteen suspected offenders in Fresnillo.
More than 100,000 missing since the end of 2006
According to an official survey, 96% of Fresnillo residents fear being victims of delinquency, making it the city with the highest rate of perception of insecurity in Mexico. And security is in the heart of the countryside for the June 2 elections.
The center-right opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez had launched his campaign from Fresnillo, at night on March 1, promising to put an end to the “ braces » towards narcotics. It directly targeted the favorite of the polls, the candidate of the left in power Claudia Sheinbaumwho promises to continue the policies of the outgoing president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador by tackling the social causes of violence (poverty, exclusion, etc.).
Since the end of 2006, when a controversial military offensive against drug trafficking was launched, Mexico has recorded some 450,000 homicides and more than 100,000 missing people.
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