Eleven found killed in Mexico border town ahead of president-elect's visit

By Jose Luis Gonzalez

 

Police officers walk near a crime scene where the bodies of several people were found inside a house, days before the visit of Mexico's President-Elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico August 3, 2018. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

 

CIUDAD JUAREZ (Reuters) - Eleven bodies were discovered on Friday in a Mexican town close to the U.S. border, days before president-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is due to visit for a series of forums seeking to stem the violence in the country.

 

The bodies of eight men and three women were found in a home in Ciudad Juarez, the government of the northern state of Chihuahua said in a statement. It said the people were victims of homicide.

 

The incident may be related to clashes between criminal groups, the government added. The prosecutor's office is investigating the killings and identities of the victims.

 

Ciudad Juarez was for many years one of Mexico's most violent cities, drawing comparisons to a war zone.

 

The city's crime rate has improved in recent years, but it remains dangerous due to the presence of drug trafficking and organised crime.

 

On Tuesday, Lopez Obrador is due to kick off in Ciudad Juarez a series of discussions aimed at promoting peace. The talks will be attended by victims of crime, authorities, academics and religious groups, among others.

 

Lopez Obrador, who won Mexico's July 1 presidential election vowing to root out corruption, has promised to tackle the violence that has killed thousands of people in recent years.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-08-04

How,the Cartels basically run the country,many of the Police work for them,whatever he does nothing will change.

Well there goes the welcoming committee.

 

God that’s sad hopefully mexico will make progress against the cartels

On 8/4/2018 at 10:49 AM, Tug said:

God that’s sad hopefully mexico will make progress against the cartels

It would be good if they could,i lived there for a year back in the early 90's my girlfriend was Spanish and an English teacher[qualified i may add], this was before the country started to spiral out of control. It was such a beautiful country,with such varied landscape's great food and mostly great people,so sad what it has become.

The only way to combat the cartels is to remove their income.