Chilpancingo - Authorities on Tuesday found a mass grave containing at least 17 bodies in Mexico's Pacific coast state of Guerrero, state police said.
“As of this evening they have confirmed that 17 bodies have been found in a common grave” in the town of San Miguel Totolapan, Fernando Monreal of the state police told AFP.
Authorities called off recovery work at nightfall, with 17 bodies found, and were to resume work early Wednesday, he added.
The government has lauded recent arrests and killings of a string of drug gang leaders as signs of success of a military crackdown President Felipe Calderon launched against organised crime in 2006.
More than 34 600 people have died in a surge in brutal drug-related attacks amid the crackdown, which includes about 50 000 security forces. - Sapa-AFP