27 Bodies Found Since Monday In Tijuana
(Now 33, see Breaking News below)

Some carried U.S. deportation papers

By Sandra Dibble
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

October 3, 2008

TIJUANA – Eight bodies were found early yesterday in a residential area near the center of the city and a ninth was discovered several miles away, the latest deadly toll of what law enforcement authorities are saying is a fight between criminal groups operating in the region.

At least 27 bodies have been found since Monday in various locations in Tijuana.

The eight victims found together yesterday, all men, had been shot, according to a statement from the Baja California Attorney General's Office.

One was handcuffed, while the other seven had their hands behind their necks; all were found lying face down, according to the statement. Two of the victims carried what appeared to be U.S. deportation papers.

As in several other cases, the killers left a cryptic message. It read: “Here are your people, albañil.â€