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Wednesday April 18, 2012

14 Bodies Stuffed in Garbage Bags Found at City Hall of Border Town - Nuevo Leon, Mexico

14 Bodies Stuffed in Garbage Bags Found at City Hall of Border Town - Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Photo: Mass Killings Nuevo Laredo City Hall

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Mexican authorities are reporting a grizzly find in front of Nuevo Laredo’s City hall – 14 bodies of men aged 30 to 35 all stuffed in 10 garbage bags inside a parked car.

The find was discovered yesterday morning and then confirmed by the states Attorney General of Tamaulipas. 

Reports coming out of Mexico are identifying the deceased as all member of Los Zetas narcos, allegedly killed by the rival Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, a division of the Sinaloa cartel.

The bodies were inside a green minivan that did not have tags according to news agency EFE. It is also possible the killings were committed by members of the Gulf cartel that have been fighting for control of border smuggling routes to the U.S.

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico is located across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas.