20 bodies, 17 of them burned, found near US-Mexico border
Mexican authorities on Wednesday discovered the bodies of 20 people, 17 of them burned, in the state of Tamaulipas, close to the US border, an official said. Five burned vehicles were also found near the bodies in the town of Miguel Aleman, the official added. Tamaulipas witnesses large-scale violence related to drug trafficking, extortion rackets and the exploitation of migrants.