On August 8, 2019, Mexican authorities confirmed the discovery of 19 bodies in Uruapan, Michoacán. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel, through narcomantas, claimed responsibility for the massacre, in which bodies were displayed in three parts of the city. Six of the bodies found were hung on a vehicular bridge and others were found dismembered.[1]
The banners left with the bodies included threats from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel to alleged members of Los Viagras. Mexican media and authorities attributed the bloodshed to fighting between cartels in the state of Michoacán, calling this one of the cartel violence's most brutal episodes.[2][3]
- ^ "Mexico cartel hangs bodies from city bridge in grisly show of force". The Guardian. 2019-08-08. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16.
- ^ Ferri, Pablo (8 August 2019). "Todo el horror de México se concentra en una calle de Michoacán". El País (en español). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ^ "Hallan hasta 20 cadáveres en Uruapan, colgados de puentes y otros desmembrados". Zeta Tijuana (en español). 8 August 2019. Retrieved 2023-08-07.