VERACRUZ, Mexico (AP) ? At least 11 bodies have been found in and around the Gulf Coast city of Veracruz, two days after gunmen dumped 35 bodies on a busy avenue of the metropolis, a Mexican official said Friday.
An official in the Mexican armed forces told The Associated Press that at least 11 bodies were discovered Thursday in the neighboring cities of Veracruz and Boca del Rio. He said it was not clear whether the attacks are related.
The official couldn't be quoted by name for security reasons.
Thirty-five bound, seminude and tortured bodies of rival gang members were dumped beneath an overpass during rush hour Tuesday as gunmen waved weapons at horrified motorists.
The official said the attack was believed to be the work of a group called the New Generation, which arrived in the state of Veracruz three months ago to challenge the dominant Zetas cartel.
The gang is believed to be linked to Mexico's most-wanted drug lord, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, according to a U.S. law enforcement official, who also couldn't be named for security reasons.
The port of Veracruz has seen a sharp escalation in drug violence this week during a convention of the country's top prosecutors.
Mexico's Attorney General Marisela Morales said drug dealing was one of the causes behind the mass killing earlier this week.
State prosecutors have said the majority of the 35 victims identified had police records that included kidnappings, extortion, murder and drug dealing. Authorities have not released their identities, but have said that one victim was a local police officer who had gone missing.
"It's no surprise to anybody that the criminal gangs are fighting to control turf and dominate drug dealers," Morales said.
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