The bodies of six people were found in the vicinity of the Resurrection Pantheon, in the municipality of Fresnillo, Zacatecas.
The people were found wrapped in plastic bags, handcuffed and shot with gunshots, reported Milenio.
According to the media, an armed group left the bodies in the boundary of federal highway 43, which leads to Jerez.
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Due to these facts, security in the municipality was reinforced. So far, Zacatecas authorities have not reported any arrests.
On December 4, nine bags with human remains were found in the same municipality, behind the pantheon of Santa Cruz, and in the vicinity of the center of the municipal seat of Fresnillo.
According to figures from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), between January and November of this year 40,155 investigation folders have been opened for the crime of homicide in Mexico.
In Zacatecas, in the same period of time, one thousand 352 folders were initiated for homicides.
With information from Milenio
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