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Police in Mexico have found nine decapitated bodies close to a highway in the southern state of Guerrero.Police in Mexico have found nine decapitated bodies close to a highway in the southern state of Guerrero.
The bodies have not yet been identified but the authorities have said some of them could have been soldiers involved in anti-drugs smuggling operations. A local official said some of the victims were soldiers. Thousands of troops have been deployed across Mexico in anti-drug smuggling operations.
Their heads were found earlier in plastic bags close to a supermarket. Nine heads were found earlier in plastic bags close to a supermarket, reportedly with a note warning of more decapitations to follow.
Police have not said if the deaths were connected to the recent wave of drugs-related violence which has led to nearly 5,400 murders in the past year. Nearly 5,400 people have been murdered in drugs-related violence this year.
Local media have reported that nine soldiers were abducted on Saturday as they left a nearby military base, close to the city of Chilpancingo.Local media have reported that nine soldiers were abducted on Saturday as they left a nearby military base, close to the city of Chilpancingo.
President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 40,000 troops and police since December 2006 against the drugs cartels.President Felipe Calderon has deployed about 40,000 troops and police since December 2006 against the drugs cartels.
But Mexico's top prosecutor has said that the violence is likely to worsen in 2009 as drug gangs split and fight for turf.But Mexico's top prosecutor has said that the violence is likely to worsen in 2009 as drug gangs split and fight for turf.
Officials say the increasingly gruesome nature of the violence shows that the drugs gangs are being squeezed, intensifying their internal squabbles.Officials say the increasingly gruesome nature of the violence shows that the drugs gangs are being squeezed, intensifying their internal squabbles.