In Mexico, 19 Bodies Turn up in Truck in Increasingly Restive State

Forensic technicians work at a scene where authorities found several bodies linked to a gunfight between criminal gangs, in La Concordia, Chiapas state, Mexico, in this handout distributed on July 1, 2024. Chiapas State Prosecutor Office/Handout via REUTERS

Mexican security officials found the bodies of 19 men piled into the back of a truck in southern Chiapas state, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement late Monday, with the victims allegedly linked to a gunfight between criminal gangs.

Five of the men showed signs of gun shot wounds, and all were found in the back of a truck wearing dark clothing, tactical vests as well as firearm magazine clips, according to the prosecutor’s statement.