6 People Cut Off Their Heads, 16 Mysterious Bodies Stacked In Van Cars In Mexico

UNSPLASH ILLUSTRATION/Michael Fobhotsch

JAKARTA - Mexican authorities found a total of 20 mysterious bodies in Sinaloa state. Most of the bodies were in vans. The discovery of bodies again occurred amid increasing gang violence.

As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, July 1, the Prosecutor's office said 16 bodies were found in a van and four others were found on a bridge on the same highway near the capital city of Culiacan state. Six of them were sacked.

Sinaloa has been hit by intense violence for months sparked by competing groups of drug smugglers to control routes used to produce and transport narcotics, including fentanyl, which is often aimed at the United States.

Violence in Mexico continues. Recently, 10 people were killed and more injured in home shootings in the Mexican city of Irapuato. Security authorities launched an investigation operation to find the shooter.

Local media reported the shooting occurred during local religious celebrations.

The prosecutor's office in Guanajuato, where the attack occurred, confirmed the attack.

"According to preliminary data, 10 people were killed and several others injured in firearms projectiles," the Irapuato civil security office said in a statement on social media.

The local government condemned the violence and expressed sympathy for the victims, relatives, and other residents affected by "this coward's actions."