Mexican Military Finds 72 Bodies At Ranch
August 26th, 2010Via: NPR:
Mexican marines uncovered 72 bodies in what they say could be the largest mass grave ever discovered in the country’s deadly drug war.
The marines were manning a roadblock in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas on Tuesday when a man who’d been shot asked for medical help. They said the man told them about a nearby ranch that served as a base for one of the drug gangs. As the marines attempted to investigate, a firefight broke out. One soldier and three alleged cartel gunmen were killed.
After the gunfight, the marines found the bodies of 58 men and 14 women at the remote ranch about 90 miles south of the Texas border.
Navy Vice Adm. Jose Luis Vergara said the wounded survivor reported that gunmen who identified themselves as Zetas kidnapped him and other migrants and took them to the ranch in San Fernando. Vergara said Wednesday that investigators believe the migrants were from Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador and Honduras.
