Five Bodies Found in Western Mexico
 EFE
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August 31, 2010
Guadalajara, Mexico – The bodies of five men were found by police in two cities on the coast of Jalisco, a state in western Mexico, prosecutors said.
The bodies were discovered in Talpa de Allende and Cabo Corrientes, both located on the north coast of Jalisco, the state Attorney General’s Office said.
Four bullet-riddled bodies were found at a ranch in Talpa de Allende’s Los Pozos Arco section, officials said.
Gunmen entered the ranch, shot the men and then finished them off gangland-style.
Two of the bodies were found in the back of the ranch, a third in the garage and the fourth in the living room.
Investigators found several .38-caliber bullet casings at the crime scene, the AG’s office said.
The victims, identified as Pedro Efrain Najera, 40, Eliodoro Torres, 40, Rodolfo Duran Morales, 30, and Catarino Rosales Chavez, 20, were all from Puerto Vallarta, a city in Jalisco.
Residents in Cabo Corrientes, meanwhile, found a body early Sunday wrapped in trash bags.
The man’s body was dumped in a field known as Barranca Honda, located on the road to Barra de Navidad, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Puerto Vallarta.
The man, who appeared to be between 30 and 35, was apparently strangled.
About 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence since President Felipe Calderon declared war on Mexico’s cartels shortly after taking office in December 2006.
More than 7,000 gangland killings, according to officials, have occurred this year in Mexico. The death toll for all of 2009 was 7,724.
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