Twelve Mexican police have died in a mountain highway ambush hours
after the severed heads of 10 people were dumped in a small town in a key
illegal drug growing region.
Gunmen opened fire on Sunday evening on a police convoy, killing 12
officers and wounding 11 more, said Arturo Martinez, spokesman for the Guerrero
state government said on Monday.
The ambush took place on a rural highway near the town of Teloloapan,
located in southern Mexico between the beach resort of Acapulco and Mexico
City.
Earlier Sunday, the severed heads of 10 people were lined along a street outside a slaughterhouse in
the center of Teloloapan.
The region has been long used by drug gangs to grow marijuana.
Surrounding Guerrero state has seen a spike in violence since last year as
several major gangs battle over trafficking routes.
The La Familia cartel and its offshoot, Los Caballeros Templarios (The
Knights Templar), are among the gangs fighting for territory in the region. The
heads had been left with a message threatening the La Familia gang, local media
reported.
More than 50,000 people, including more than 2,500 police and
soldiers, have died in drug-related violence since President Felipe Calderon
launched an army-led crackdown on the cartels after taking office five years
ago.
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