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| Death Toll in Tamaulipas Rises to 116, Los Zetas Likely Perps |
| 2011-04-13 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Tamaulipas, click here. The death toll in the mass grave in San Fernando, Tamaulipas rose to 116 after 28 more dead were found, according to Mexican press reports. Conflicting press accounts also put the toll at 120, but that higher number is so far unconfirmed. In a joint press conference with Tamaulipas government officials Tuesday newly installed Mexican attorney general of the republic (PGR) Marisela Morales said that a total of 17 suspects in the mass murder have been detained to date, 14 of which have been ordered to preventative detention by court order. Morales also mentioned that evidence points to the criminal gang Los Zetas as the most likely involved. The discovery of the grave took place only a week ago with information released last Thursday when 59 bodies were found, and it was thought at that moment that was the extent of the crime. But since last Thursday, several suspects arrested have apparently led authorities to additional gravesites with additional bodies. To see the Rantburg report on the original finding click here. An update is here. In a related development Matamoros, Tamaulipas director of Proteccion Civil Oscar de la Cerda said Tuesday that enquiries from at least 200 families have been made to authorities in Matamoros concerning missing relatives. The calls have come from the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosi and Chiapas. Matamoros would be the logical place to enquire since it was the terminus to the bus trip from Ciudad Victoria. |
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