Five dismembered bodies were found in sacks north of the Pacific coast resort town of Acapulco, Mexican prosecutors confirmed on Monday.
The Guerrero State Attorney General said an investigation into multiple murders had been launched against those responsible for the murder in the city of San Martin El Jover.
FILE: Members of Mexico’s National Guard guard the area of the beach where a man was killed December 5, 2022 in Acapulco, Guerrero state, Mexico. (FRANCISCO ROBLES / AFP)
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Prosecutors did not provide details on the killings, but local media reported the bodies were dismembered and left in plastic bags.
Acapulco has been plagued by bloody drug gang violence for over 15 years.
And in another town north of the resort, prosecutors said Monday that two other men had been killed. The town of Xaltianguis was contested by rival vigilante gangs, some suspected of links to drug cartels.
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In 2019, a heavily armed vigilante group took over Xaltianguis by driving out a rival gang, blowing up a car full of gas cylinders and dismembering the body of one of two fallen enemies.
The gruesome discovery comes amid escalating violence in Mexico. Last week, more than 3,500 troops were deployed in an operation to capture Ovidio Guzman, the son of jailed drug cartel king Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán.
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The detention of the younger Guzman in the state of Sinaloa had led to violent clashes with cartel members, according to the Mexican government, in which 10 Mexican soldiers and 19 cartel gunmen were killed.
Fox News’ Greg Norman and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Bradford Betz is a red-hot reporter at Fox News Digital, covering crime, politics and more.