55 bodies recovered from old silver mine in Mexico
TAXCO. June 8. KAZINFORM At least 55 bodies have been recovered from an abandoned silver mine that became a dumping ground for apparent victims of Mexico's drug violence, authorities said Monday; Kazinform refers to China Daily.
The search for more victims ended over the weekend at the mine on the outskirts of Taxco, a colonial-era tourist town famous for its silver jewelry, said Albertico Guinto, attorney general for the state of Guerrero.
Guinto said the overall toll could still rise, however, as forensic examiners try to determine whether other human remains, clothing and shoes found in the nearly 500-foot-deep (150-meter-deep) shaft correspond to victims already included in the tally.
Most of the bodies have not been identified, but prosecutors recently said one was a recently kidnapped prison director. At least 15 people have been detained in the case.
Police discovered the mass grave in late May based on a tip after the arrest of an organized crime suspect in the nearby city of Iguala.
Also Monday, authorities in the Caribbean resort of Cancun were working to identify six bodies found in a cave over the weekend.
Quintana Roo state attorney general Francisco Alor initially said after the bodies were found Sunday that three had been cut open and their hearts removed; Kazinform cites China Daily.
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