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Death toll rises in Mexican state

12:21 H | Topics: Crime - Mexico - Society

Last month, we told you about the wave of drug-related violence that had claimed the lives of over 50 people in the Mexican state of Nuevo León. Today Mexico's El Universal reports that the violence that has brought that state to its knees hasn't ended, with the death toll now at 64 victims. Yesterday, the number reach 61 when several armed suspects followed a man to his home, where they killed him by shooting him several times. The suspects escaped and their whereabouts are unknown.

This morning, at 7:00 am local time in Monterrey, three more victims were found on a city street, bound and executed, bringing the total number up to 64.

According to El Universal, this week alone police have found more than a dozen victims of kidnapping in different parts of the city.

While the federal government in Mexico City might normally try to ignore the violence that happens in what some call "narco" states like Nuevo León, they can't do that anymore, given the kidnapping of two TV Azteca reporters, Gamaliel López and Gerardo Paredes in Monterrey on May 10. The reporters haven't been seen since then and are suspected to be the victims of the drug-related "levantones" (forced disappearances) happening in the region lately. Now politicians of all parties are pressuring the government to look into the kidnappings and the overall situation in Nuevo León. Let's hope something happens.

Via / El Universal

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