Guadalajara -
Three men "wrapped like mummies," according to local press accounts, were found hanging from a bridge early this morning in Saltillo, in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila.
The bodies of two other men had fallen to the ground by the time police arrived at the scene shortly after 6:00 a.m.
None of the presumed drug war victims carried identification, but a narcomensaje, or executioner's warning, was left by their bodies. Police did not disclose its contents.
No suspects have been identified by authorities.
Drug cartels commonly hang their victims from bridges or public structures to incite terror in the community. They often leave messages with the bodies. Bloody narco violence strikes Rio Grande border town of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.
In September 2011, the 39 year old editor of a newspaper in northern Nuevo Leon state, Primera Hora, was found decapitated and mutilated. A similar narcomensaje was placed below the head of María Elizabeth Macías, which was left atop a prominent monument in a public park. The note warned that she had been killed in retaliation for using the internet and social media networks to report on organized crime activities.
Coahuila borders Terrell County, Texas, the setting of author Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, and the 2007 film of the same name. Saltillo is in the extreme south of the state.
Feb. 9 - U.S. travelers: a "generalized terror" of northern Mexico
Mar. 7 - U.S. security consultant Stratfor urges tourist caution in Acapulco, Cancún, Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and other destinations
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