The mutilated remains of five men were found near the town of Ojuelos in Jalisco, an area notorious for its control by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Authorities were alerted on Sunday morning when passing drivers noticed plastic bags on the roadside. Forensic experts are working to identify the victims. The brutal nature of the murders, coupled with the public dumping of the bodies, points strongly to involvement by drug cartels.
Five Men Decapitated in Cartel-Controlled Jalisco, Mexico
Five Men Decapitated in Cartel-Controlled Jalisco, Mexico
In a grim display of cartel violence, five decapitated bodies were discovered next to a road in Jalisco, central Mexico, sending shockwaves throughout the region.
National guard forces were quickly dispatched to the scene, where they discovered the bodies within black plastic bags, according to the Jalisco state prosecutor's office. Efforts to determine the ages and identities of the victims are ongoing, and a full investigation has been initiated.
Jalisco has seen 1,415 homicides from January to September this year, indicative of the pervasive violence across Mexico, which records over 30,000 murders annually. Recently, additional violence was evident with the assassination of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, underlining the ongoing threat posed by drug cartels.
President Claudia Sheinbaum, inaugurated last week, opposes reviving past military campaigns against the cartels. Her administration emphasizes intelligence-gathering and tackling the root causes of violence—a strategy known as "hugs not bullets." However, critics are calling for more aggressive measures against the criminal groups. Since military involvement began in 2006, Mexico has suffered significant casualties and disappearances due to cartel-related violence.
Jalisco has seen 1,415 homicides from January to September this year, indicative of the pervasive violence across Mexico, which records over 30,000 murders annually. Recently, additional violence was evident with the assassination of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, underlining the ongoing threat posed by drug cartels.
President Claudia Sheinbaum, inaugurated last week, opposes reviving past military campaigns against the cartels. Her administration emphasizes intelligence-gathering and tackling the root causes of violence—a strategy known as "hugs not bullets." However, critics are calling for more aggressive measures against the criminal groups. Since military involvement began in 2006, Mexico has suffered significant casualties and disappearances due to cartel-related violence.
