Police find 14 bodies stuffed into SUV in Mexico

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(AP) MEXICO CITY - Police found the bodies of 14 men stuffed into a sport utility vehicle near a gas station in northern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said.

The men were apparently shot to death and evidence suggested the killings were drug-related, said Gabriela Gonzalez, spokeswoman for the San Luis Potosi state prosecutor's office. The bodies were discovered after police received an anonymous tip, she said.

San Luis Potosi has been the scene of turf battles between the Zetas gang and allies of the Sinaloa drug cartel.

In a separate act of violence in the north, gunmen hung two men from a bridge in Monterrey and shot them to death while horrified motorists watched Thursday afternoon, a Nuevo Leon state police official said.

The assailants hung the two men by their hands from a pedestrian bridge and then shot them from the highway, the official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case.

Monterrey, the third-largest city in Mexico, is considered territory of the Zetas, a cartel that was founded by former enforcers for the Gulf Cartel. The groups split in early 2010, setting off a bloody battle for territory in northeastern Mexico. Another group, the Sinaloa cartel, later joined the fight as a Gulf Cartel ally.

Also in Mexico's north, attackers armed with assault rifles killed seven men drinking at a sports field Wednesday night, Sinaloa state prosecutors said in a statement. The men had just finished working and had gathered at the field to drink when they were attacked, the statement said.

[Jack575857686906858]

Disarm all honest citizens, ban drugs, create a massive black market which is effectively entirely unregulated -- and you get the perfect storm.

And this is just the beginning, if the American electorate does not pull the plug by legalizing it all -- make it a gov't monopoly, or whatever, just get it done -- or die a slave.

@expatriate -- spreading the lie that cartels only target the "guilty" is just as evil as the broadcasts of Tokyo Rose.

What, are you on their payroll?

[expatriate2]

No, I just happen to live in Mexico and have witnessed many, many incidents like this. The news doesn't tell about the cartel messages pinned to the bodies or the meaning of each type of execution. Innocents are those caught in the crossfire, these were not. You should try thinking before writing, it really helps to make your comments intelligent.

[Jack575857686906858]

Oh yeah, the cartel can be trusted to get it right -- sure thing, genius. Wow, you got that across twice already. Very good!

Gonna get a bonus?

And ain't it weird how Mexican reporters and bloggers that tell the truth keep getting whacked -- you, on the other hand are safe as you take up the slack and instruct us on how cartel systems work -- no doubt while looking forward to the day when things up here are as f'ed up as down there -- and you get that whole 1847 land deal squared away...

I take it back -- you make Tokyo Rose look really pristine -- like a virgin.

[expatriate2]

These are not innocent bystanders but are members of the rival cartel. And Mexico learned its lesson about having the U.S. military on its soil back in 1847 when the U.S. stole 55% of their territory. It's a little hard to ask them to trust you now.

[kma smith]

where is Hurricane Ernesto when you need it? these idiots are more animal than human. what country continually lets these maggots get away with killing citizens who are more than likely innocent bystanders?

[theuser55]

Cant thik of even one.