Three men killed in drug-related violence in Acapulco

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Three men killed in drug-related violence in Acapulco

2010-11-09 01:24:24 GMT+7 (ICT)

ACAPULCO, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- The bodies of three men were found after being killed in drug-related incidents in Mexico's largest beach resort, Acapulco, police said on Monday.

The body of one of the men was found on early Monday wrapped in a blanket on the sidewalk of Lazaro Cardenas boulevard in the La Maquina neighborhood. The deceased was found with a message from the Benito Juarez drug cartel.

The corpse showed signs of torture and was found with the hands tied in the back. Authorities received a call on late Sunday indicating that a man was found dead in the boulevard and police forces arrived during the early hours of Monday and found the body about 10 meters (yards) from a bread storage facility.

The man was later identified by relatives as 38-year-old cab driver Federico Vazquez, but the motive for the murder has not yet been established.

In the Diamond Zone, one of the most exclusive touristic areas of Acapulco, two young men were found dead. The bodies of the men of around 25 years old were discovered with several gun shots on Las Palmas boulevard on Sunday.

The bodies, whose identities are still unknown, were found in front of the golf course of the Mayan Palace hotel. They were covered with a mattress and sheets. Local residents found the bodies and informed law enforcement shortly after.

Authorities believe that the individuals were executed somewhere else and then dropped off at the location where they were found. Both bodies showed evidence of torture. The investigation is ongoing.

Some 25,000 people have died in drug-related violence in Mexico since a military campaign against drug cartels was launched by President Felipe Calderon at the end of 2006.

On Friday, top drug lord Ezequiel Cardenas Guillen, one of the leaders of the powerful Gulf Cartel, was killed after a six-hour-long gunfight with the Mexican military in the northern border city of Matamoros.

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