Monterrey gangs: Bodies dumped in Mexico's business capital - BBC News

The remains of a dozen people are found strewn across the northern Mexican city of Monterrey.

3 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Forensic experts were called to seven sites where human remains had been dumpedBy Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC NewsThe mutilated remains of up to a dozen people were found strewn across the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Tuesday.

Messages left with the remains suggest the victims were killed as part of a purge within a gang.

Monterrey is the industrial and business capital of Mexico and the seat of many large companies.

Earlier this year, Tesla announced it would open a huge car factory in the city in 2024.

The discovery of the dismembered bodies at seven separate sites across Monterrey came after a drop in the level of violence in recent years.