A truck with 10 bodies was abandoned this Thursday in front of the Government Palace of the northern Mexican state of Zacatecas, located in the central square of the capital of the same name.
“At 5.30 in the morning (11.30 GMT) they inform me of a gray truck that they came to leave here in front of the Government Palace with bodies apparently beaten and injured“Zacatecas Governor David Monreal said in a message posted on social media.
Although he did not detail the number of bodies found, the official confirmed the fact following taking a tour of the main square of the state capital, also called Zacatecas.
In addition, he specified that the vehicle was abandoned next to the monumental tree of Christmas. In an information card, the Ministry of Public Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) detailed that at dawn this Thursday the 911 emergency system received communication that a Mazda CX3 truck was observed in front of the Government Palace.
“Of the car A man got out and headed towards the alley of Las Campanas, leaving the unit abandoned, for which support was requested from the authorities there, “he said.
He stated that from the first momentor the corresponding alerts were generated to find those responsible “and avoid impunity” and said that the SSCP will coordinate with the state executive, the Peace Board and the state Attorney General’s Office, to collaborate in the case.
In addition, he assured that since Last year the presence of the National Guard and the Secretariat of National Defense in the entity was reinforced “which has brought an improvement in security and a reduction in homicides.”
Violence and executions in Zacatecas
In his message, Monreal reiterated that the national challenge is that of insecurity, and specified that “It is a pending issue in our country and consequently in our state.”
He recalled that since last November, the Zacatecas Plan by the federal government which, he said, has given good results since in December all crime rates fell.
“Little by little we are going to recover our peace, I have said it, (…) what we received was a cursed inheritance, the issue of security is the issue of issues and I continue to say that security is no longer a matter of the State to be a matter for everyone, “he lamented.
Mexico closed 2021 with 33,410 intentional homicides, a reduction of 4.1% compared to the 34,554 murders in 2020, according to preliminary data from the federal government released this Thursday.
The state of Zacatecas lived in the second half of the year a substantial increase in violence and there have been several massacres and executions, as well as the appearance of hanging bodies.
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