A fierce shootout between rival cartels in Northern Mexico is linked to the discovery of 19 torched bodies a short distance from the border with Texas.
The discovery took place on Saturday afternoon when authorities responded to reports of a shootout along rural roads near the town of Santa Anita, near the border city of Camargo, Tamaulipas. When authorities responded they found multiple torched vehicles with human remains inside, information released by the Tamaulipas government revealed. Authorities found three rifles at the crime scene located near the bodies.
Initial information points to at least 19 bodies in and around the vehicles. According to authorities, the evidence appears to point to the victims having been shot in another location, being moved, and then set on fire.