Forty-nine dismembered bodies packed in plastic bags were found on a highway near Monterrey in northern Mexico, officials said
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In what is believed to be a drug war killing, forty-nine bodies packed in plastic bags were found on a highway near Monterrey in northern Mexico, officials said.u00a0
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Prosecutors in Nuevo Leon state said the bodies were identified as that of 43 males and six females.
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Military officials and representatives of the local and central government arrived at the site and examined the scene and the bodies.
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In another incident, 15 bodies hidden in two cars were discovered in Jalisco state.
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In 2006, Mexican authorities declared a war on organised crime in the country. Since then, about 47,500 people have died in feuds between drug cartels and in clashes with police, according to official statistics.
