11 Bodies Found in Guerrero Amid Ongoing Drug Violence
Mexican authorities are investigating the grim discovery in Chilpancingo, a city plagued by cartel conflicts.
- Authorities discovered the bodies of nine men and two women, including two minors, in a pickup truck in Chilpancingo, Guerrero.
- The state prosecutor's office has opened a murder investigation following the discovery near a highway leading to Acapulco.
- The city of Chilpancingo has been a hotspot for violence due to turf wars between rival drug cartels, the Tlacos and the Ardillos.
- This incident follows the recent murder and beheading of Chilpancingo's mayor, Alejandro Arcos, shortly after he took office.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum faces significant challenges in curbing violence, adhering to a strategy of social policy and intelligence over military action.