Various cartels , including the Knights Templar , La Familia Michoacana and Los Zetas , are known to operate in the area . The dead include 10 people killed in a shootout with police . The bodies of two men are found in a vehicle riddled by bullets . One person was killed and an officer wounded in another shootout . The violence was in the western part of Veracruz , a hotbed of drug - related violence .
The dead include 10 people killed in a shootout with police . The bodies of two men are found in a vehicle riddled by bullets . One person was killed and an officer wounded in another shootout . The violence was in the western part of Veracruz , a hotbed of drug - related violence .