Mexico Finds 11 Bodies in Clandestine Pits Near US Border

Forensic experts carry out search works for skeletal remains at a clandestine grave in Mexico on Aug. 23, 2021. Alfredo Estrella/AFP via Getty Images

MEXICO CITY—Authorities in northern Mexico say volunteer searchers have found 11 bodies in clandestine burial pits just a few miles from the U.S. border.

The government of Sonora state said late Monday the bodies included nine men and two women.