mass graves

Once again this week, I looked up CNN to find a topic. It was harder to find a good one. There were several about Libya! Not that those are good topics but there are so many different stories that all interconnect in some way. What is happening over there is crazy! I do hope that it all works out!

The story I chose to talk about this week is reported around the north central state of Durango in Mexico. They are doing some investigation in what they are calling a "mass grave." At this point there have been twenty-six bodies found. Mass grave is definately an appropriate word here! According to the Durango State's Attorney Office the bodies were found in the residential area in the Capital City. Bodies were found late Wednesday. Officials say that the bodies were already badly decomposed. Because the bodies were so badly decomposed the identity of the victims have yet to be deteremined. The "residental area" that I said before, was an lot belonging to an auto shop located in the resedential area called "Las Fuentas."
According to the local news reports, four other bodies were found on April 11. With that being said, the Durango authorities did not immediately confirm that information. Crime scene pictures were taken, in the pictures after the removal of the bodies, they showed "shallow mass graves" along a brick wall. This area had already been cordoned by authorities.
Along with this dicovery authorities in Tamaulipas, a Mexican state that borders Texas, reported that they have found a total of 116 bodies in several mass graves. Fifty-nine of those bodies were found in eight different mass graves in the town of San Fernando, Mexico on April 6th. As the investigation continued authorities have found several mass graves, most containing several dozen bodies.  In San Fernado, sixteen officers were arrested for allegedly protecting those who are responsible for the mass graves. This is according to the Mexican attorney general's office. An alleged drug "kingpin" was caught last Saturday in connection with the mass graves. Reports say that the drug cartel has operated for years in the San Fernado area.
The investigation began in Tamualipas after several reports of people were being forced off of buses and taken away from "heavily armed men."

I think this is crazy! How can people not know about this already? The bodies are so badly decomposed that we can't identify them? Is this some kind of hidden crime that's been happening for awhile & authorities are involved? Who knows. At least, they are starting to find bodies & people with connections. One can only hope the investigation goes farther and doesn't stop until justice is served.