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Three policemen found burned to death in southern Mexico

December 09, 2016



Mexico City – Three members of Mexico's federal police were found burned to death inside a vehicle in the southern state of Guerrero, the Attorney General's office said Friday.

The murders took place on the highway linking the Pacific coast cities of Acapulco and Zihuatanejo, the AG Office said in a statement "profoundly lamenting" the deaths.

Authorities "will carry out an exhaustive investigation to identify and detain those responsible for such regrettable deeds," the statement said.
Mexican media outlets said the triple-murder took place around 5 pm Thursday, when a group of armed men set the officers' vehicle on fire with the cops inside.

Left next to the burned-out vehicle was a message from the killers accusing the slain cops of ties to organized crime.

Corruption is rampant in Mexico and it is not uncommon for members of law enforcement to be on the payroll of drug cartels and other criminal outfits.

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3 detectives killed, burned in southern Mexic
Saturday, December 10, 2016


A forensic medic investigates the crime scene where two people were shot dead by unidentified attackers in Acapulco, Mexico, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. The area has been the scene of increasing violence in recent months. The U.S. Embassy has issued a travel advisory that reads: "In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, U.S. government personnel must remain in tourist areas." Guerrero state has seen an uptick in killings, with gangs often sending messages to rivals by dumping bodies.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The charred remains of three federal detectives were found Friday in the bed of a burning pickup truck in the southern Mexico resort of Zihuatanejo.

A fourth person's remains were found nearby along with a hand-lettered sign containing an apparent reference to a drug gang.
The sign suggested the killings were in retaliation against people who protected a gang purportedly linked to the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

The security spokesman for the southern state of Guerrero, Roberto Alvarez, said the detectives' bodies had been covered with logs and set afire. Their weapons were also burned.

Alvarez said the agents were reported missing on Thursday.

Their vehicle was found on the outskirts of Zihuatanejo in an area not frequented by tourists.

Zihuatanejo is located next to the twin resort of Ixtapa, which has seen less violence.

The area has been the scene of increasing violence in recent months. The U.S. Embassy has issued a travel advisory saying "In Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, U.S. government personnel must remain in tourist areas."

Guerrero state has seen an uptick in killings, with gangs often sending messages to rivals by dumping bodies.

In another part of the state, in late November investigators found 32 bodies in 17 clandestine burial pits at a rural camp run by a kidnapping gang. A cooler with nine human heads was also found.

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