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Feb 21, 2011 6:26 AM CST

53 Killed in 72 Hours in Ciudad Juarez

City has seen 8 deaths per day this year

(Newser) - The number is a hefty one even for the crime-ridden town of Ciudad Juarez: 53 dead in one of the deadliest 72-hour periods the Mexican city has recently seen. Police tell CNN that 14 were killed on Thursday; 20 on Friday; and 19 on Saturday, including a police officer shot...

13 Killed, 14 Decapitated
in Hours in Acapulco

Jan 9, 2011 6:42 AM CST

13 Killed, 14 Decapitated in Hours in Acapulco

Wave of violence sweeps tourist mecca

(Newser) - This won't exactly help tourism: Acapulco, once known more for its white sand than its white powder, began its weekend with 27 drug cartel-related murders in a matter of hours. Police found 14 decapitated men, along with a 15th corpse, in a shopping center alongside handwritten warnings from a Sinaloa...

Kidnapped Tourists
Found in Mexican
Mass Grave

Nov 4, 2010 1:38 AM CDT

Kidnapped Tourists Found in Mexican Mass Grave

YouTube video leads police to 18 bodies

(Newser) - Investigators believe 18 bodies found in a mass grave near Acapulco are members of a group of Mexican tourists kidnapped a month ago . Police were led to the mass grave by a video posted on YouTube, in which two men answering questions from an unseen interrogator say they killed the...

Gunmen in Acapulco
Kidnap 22 Men

Oct 2, 2010 5:06 PM CDT

Gunmen in Acapulco Kidnap 22 Men

Resort city has been plagued by drug violence

(Newser) - Gunmen kidnapped 22 men who were traveling together in Mexico's Pacific coast resort city of Acapulco, authorities said today. The group was visiting from the western city of Morelia and looking for a place to stay when they were abducted Thursday. Witnesses said the men, ranging in age 17 to...

7 Killed in Acapulco Shootout

Sep 24, 2010 5:24 AM CDT

7 Killed in Acapulco Shootout

Mob justice on the rise amid relentless cartel violence

(Newser) - At least seven people were killed in Acapulco yesterday in what police believe was a clash between rival drug gangs. Guns and grenades were used to attack a house in a residential part of the resort city, AP reports. Further north, suspected cartel hitmen killed the mayor of a small...

6 Killed in Acapulco Shootout

Apr 15, 2010 2:51 AM CDT

6 Killed in Acapulco Shootout

Police battle drug hit men in center of resort

(Newser) - Six people were killed yesterday after a gun battle broke out between police and suspected drug cartel assassins in the heart of Acapulco's tourist district. The shootout—in broad daylight along a hotel-lined boulevard—didn't kill any tourists, official say. The victims included a mother and her 8-year-old daughter, who...

24 Die in Drug Violence
in Mexican Resort

Mar 14, 2010 8:50 AM CDT

24 Die in Drug Violence in Mexican Resort

Violent outbreak as spring break travelers descend on Acapulco

(Newser) - A series of shootings killed 24 people yesterday in the Mexican state that holds the resort city of Acapulco, even as thousands were arriving for spring break. Two decapitated men were found on a scenic road packed with nightclubs, while another was found shot to death on the edge of...