On the outskirts of Cadereyta Jiménez , Nuevo León on 13 May 2012 , authorities discovered 49 decapitated bodies dumped on a highway . Official reports alleged that a local cell of Los Zetas had tortured , mutilated and decapitated their victims to send a message to their rivals . Morales however , had ordered the henchmen and the local boss of the Zeta cell to toss the bodies in the town 's square and not outside the city limits , which supports the hypothesis that members in Los Zetas were disobeying their superiors
49 decapitated bodies
Cadereyta Jiménez massacre
Infighting in Los Zetas