The bodies of six young men and one seriously injured victim were found in Mexico on Wednesday in the area where seven teenagers were kidnapped over the weekend.
The group was found in a farm in a remote area of the north-central state of Zacatecas, prosecutors said.
The boy who survived suffered serious head injuries but was listed in stable condition.
Officials have not identified the dead young men, but a government source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed to Reuters that the bodies matched those of the seven missing boys who were abducted earlier this month.
The 14- to 18-year-olds were enjoying a family weekend in a Zacatecas ranch when several vehicles loaded with gunmen broke into the house at 4 a.m. Sunday and kidnapped the boys, according to Spanish newspaper El País.
Mexican authorities reportedly launched a massive search operation that included 300 soldiers from the Secretariat of National Defense, the National Guard and police officers from across Villanueva, the municipality where the crime took place.
Relatives of the victims staged protests this week in the violence-hit state to demand authorities find them.
The group was found in a farm in a remote area of the north-central state of Zacatecas, prosecutors said. named confirmed to Reuters that the bodies match the case of seven missing boys kidnapped earlier this month.FiscalÃa General de Justicia del Estado de Zacatecas/Facebook
On Tuesday, they blocked the Zacatecas-Malpaso highway.
“I want my son, I want my son,” shouted one of their mothers, El País said.
“We want them to live. I am not part of the government. If it were me, I’d be in a helicopter.”
The motive for the kidnapping has not been revealed by officials, although locals speculate it may be linked to a violent criminal gang.
The bodies of six young men and one seriously injured victim were found in Mexico on Wednesday. FiscalÃa General de Justicia del Estado de Zacatecas/Facebook Mexican authorities reportedly launched a massive search including 300 soldiers from the Secretariat of National Defense, the National Guard and police officers from across Villanueva, the municipality where the crime occurred. FiscalÃa General de Justicia del Estado de Zacatecas/ Facebook
Zacatecas is one of Mexico’s most violent states, where rival criminal gangs regularly clash over lucrative smuggling routes.
In the first eight months of this year, more than 500 people were killed in the state, according to government data.
In August, five young men were brutally murdered on camera by Mexican drug cartels in the neighboring state of Jalisco.
Zacatecas is one of Mexico’s most violent states, where rival criminal gangs regularly clash over lucrative smuggling routes. data.FiscalÃa General de Justicia del Estado de Zacatecas/Facebook
The youths – all students and friends aged between 19 and 22 – were tied up, beaten, stabbed and beheaded after they were lured to meet the gang with the promise of fake job offers.
With Postal wire
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