Residents of Zacatecas, Mexico, witnessed a dog carrying a human head in its mouth as it ran through the streets of the violence-plagued state.
Police were eventually able to pull the dog’s head out of its mouth, according to local officials.
A law enforcement official said the head and other body parts were left in an ATM booth in the town of Monte Escobedo on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO – Residents of Zacatecas, Mexico witnessed a dog carrying a human head in its mouth as it ran down a street. (iStock)
The body parts were left next to a message that referred to a drug cartel. Before police could secure the crime scene, the stray dog grabbed the severed head and ran away.
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Footage posted to social media shows the dog walking down a street at night with its head tied to its neck.
A law enforcement official said the head and other body parts were left in an ATM booth in the town of Monte Escobedo on Wednesday.
Zacatecas has seen bloody, sprawling turf wars between area gangs backed by the Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels.
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Zacatecas has seen bloody, sprawling turf wars between area gangs backed by the Sinaloa and Jalisco drug cartels.
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The Mexican drug cartels often leave notes next to dismembered human remains to intimidate rivals or authorities.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.