Marines find 72 bodies in northern Mexico

Mexican marines found the dumped bodies of 72 people at a rural location in northern Mexico following a shootout with suspected drug cartel gunmen that left one marine and three suspects dead, the Navy reported late Tuesday. Mexico - Drug cartel - United States - Organized crime - Crime

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Source: Boston Globe

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