Mexico: 6 Bodies in Cave, 3 with Hearts Cut Out

Police discovered six dead bodies in a cavern near the tourist resort of Cancun on Sunday, three of them cut open and their hearts removed.

Authorities are investigating the identities of the four men and two women found dead in the natural cave, said Francisco Alor, the Quintana Roo state attorney general.

"They were apparently tortured and their chests were opened to remove the hearts," Alor's office said later in a statement.

Three of the bodies had the letter "Z" carved on their abdomens - a possible reference to the Zeta drug gang, though officials did not make an explicit connection to cartel violence that has plagued many parts of Mexico.

More than 22,700 people have died nationwide in drug violence since late 2006, when President Felipe Calderon sent soldiers and federal police to battle the cartels.

Also Sunday, armed men in two cars barged into a girl's coming-out party in the southwestern town of Coyuca de Catalan, sparking a deadly gunbattle.

Some of those attending the "quinceanera" celebration were also armed and returned fire, Guerrero state police said in a statement. Two partygoers and one attacker were killed, while three people were wounded.

Police have not yet determined a motive, but the area is plagued by drug trafficking.

[mjlewis6]

Crimes of drug-related activities are media-exposed, and somehow the Border Patrol Agent shooting of a teen under a train trestle is allowed as legitimate? Regardless of the circumstances about rock throwing....reminds one of the intifada in Jerusalem and the Israeli soldiers shooting kids....one important fact needs to be raised:

There shall be no FIRING of weapons across the border into Mexico. PERIOD. TWO border patrol agents participated in such an incident and are serving US PRISON TIME for attempted murder of a fleeing felon.

A Marine surveillance company KILLED a young rancher on the border who was shooting at rabbits and those shots came towards their HIDDEN POSITION. This is why ARMED FORCES should not patrol the border either.

The Police mentality of use of deadly force at the slightest provocation has to be RESTRAINED when death is the outcome.

This Border Patrol Agent KNEW where he was...and where the rock throwers were standing....There is no JUSTIFICATION....HE KNEW and yet he FIRED DIRECTLY at someone who turned out to be a young teen.

DRAG his butt to jail. He KNEW what he was doing...don't whitewash it.

[jsf14]

If this happened in a Muslim country people'd blame it on Islam.

[diputsdiputs]

Too bad that all I have is memories of Mexico. I'm never going back! Ever!