Tamaulipas

Eleven former police officers handed 50-year prison sentences

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CAMARGO, MEXICO – Eleven former police officers in Mexico have been handed 50-year prison sentences each for their role in the 2021 killings of 17 migrants and two Mexican citizens, according to official reports released on Tuesday. The officers, previously part of an elite police unit in the northern state of Tamaulipas, bordering Texas, were convicted earlier this year on charges of homicide and authority abuse. An additional officer, convicted solely of authority abuse, received …

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Police find around a dozen dead bodies dismembered and stuffed in plastic bags

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MONTERREY, MEXICO – A gruesome discovery was made on Tuesday in Monterrey, a prominent industrial city in northern Mexico, and its surrounding suburbs. Authorities found several bodies, some dismembered and others stuffed into plastic bags, in various locations including some of the country’s most affluent neighborhoods. The exact number of victims remains uncertain as the state prosecutors of Nuevo Leon are still conducting their investigation. Preliminary reports confirm the discovery of at least seven corpses …

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