The bodies of six men were found hanging off a bridge in the city of Zacatecas in north-central Mexico on Thursday, an official said, in a region where some of the country's biggest drug cartels are fighting over lucrative trafficking routes.
In Zacatecas, the Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación cartels are waging an all-out war that has escalated in recent months. Just a week ago, ten lifeless bodies were found in the municipality of Calera.
The scenes of this battle have also reached the municipality of Fresnillo, where at least 18 . . .
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