The remains of seven dismembered bodies were found inside a set of garbage bags by Mexican state police in Chilapa, Guerrero Sunday.
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The half-burned remnants of what is considered to be the result of a dispute among opium drug traffickers was discovered by police in what is considered to be one of Mexico’s most violent regions, police spokesman Roberto Alvarez said.
"There is a conflict between two criminal groups that are facing each other over the dominance of the routes for the transfer of opium gum, which serves as the basis for the development of heroin," Alvarez said.
Authorities said this isn’t the first incident of this sort to happen in the region this year. In March, police reported finding six victims, dismembered and hidden in bags, while in August the remains of another were found.
Guerrero is one of Mexico’s most dangerous states, known for the incredible number of deaths, injuries, and forced disappearances which remain in impunity.
The area is home to the 43 students from Ayotzinapa who disappeared without a trace while on route to a field trip three years ago. Since 2014, over 800 searches have been organized, scrounging the land’s numerous rivers, caves and garbage dumps without avail.
In the last 10 years, over 500 people have been reported missing from Chilapa and Zitlala, while social rights groups report 173 murders in Chilapa this year alone, which translates to a rate of 191 per 100,000 citizens.