Officials in the notoriously violent border state of Tamaulipas said they were investigating the incident, which took place in Ciudad Miguel Aleman, after discovering the bodies on Wednesday. Photos shared with Reuters by a state official show the deceased scattered along a dirt track in scrubland, alongside burned-out vehicles. He threatened to use emergency powers to bypass Congress and get billions of dollars to pay for the wall. He has justified that demand by saying that undocumented migrants, criminals and illegal drugs have been pouring across the border. In Tamaulipas, turf wars between the local Gulf Cartel and its chief rival, the Zetas, have been a key source of bloodshed over recent years.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 11, 2019 05:15 UTC