Eight dead bodies were found Friday in the border city of Tijuana, across from San Diego, according to an official at the Baja California state prosecutor's office who was not authorized to be quoted by name.
Five were dumped in an empty lot, one was discovered in the trunk of a car and two others were found decapitated two blocks from the local office of Calderon's ruling National Action Party.
Some 40 people have been killed in drug-related violence in the past week in Tijuana, bringing the total so far this year to more than 400. On Monday, 12 bodies were found outside an elementary school and an additional four victims were discovered in another section of the city. Nine more bodies were discovered near a day care on Thursday and two other bodies were found elsewhere... |