Overview

• Passing drivers reported the remains on August 19 along the route linking the two states, prompting an investigation by Tlaxcala’s prosecutor’s office.
• Officials said the heads recovered in Tlaxcala were male, and authorities have not released the victims’ identities.
• Local outlets reported a note at the scene reportedly signed “La Barredora,” though authorities have not confirmed any group’s involvement.
• Security forces including municipal police, the Mexican Army and the National Guard cordoned the area as forensic teams processed evidence.
• Separately, news outlets reported another severed head and additional remains found in the western city of Colima.