Human Heads, Charred Bodies Found as 15 Killed in Mexico in Just 24 Hours Amid Bloody Turf War Between Mexican Drug Cartels

Decapitated human heads and burned corpses were found as 15 people were reported killed in Mexico's Baja California state, plagued by Mexican drug cartels.

According to The Daily Star, the murders occurred in several different neighborhoods of Tijuana in Baja California in a little more than a day.

The State Investigation Agency said the first case happened in the early hours of Sunday, June 26, with two human heads - a male and a female - found on Prolongación Segunda street in front of El Mirador's La Isla residential complex.

Authorities also found cardboard with a message from La Menchiza that read: "This is for all the whores who support the scourge in Playas. There is already a new administration."

Next, a half-buried male body in a state of decomposition was discovered in the Granjas Buenos Aires neighborhood. The man was not identified.

A 43-year-old individual named Gonzalo Chavarria Ramírez was shot to death on Río Mixcoac Avenue in the Torres del Matamoros neighborhood.

Human remains, including a female head, torso, and other body parts, were also found inside a sack. Human remains were also discovered inside two plastic boxes left in front of Conalep High School in Villa Floresta. One of the boxes contained the torso of a man aged between 65 and 70, while the other had two female legs.

Zeta Tijuana reported that a charred corpse was also found on El Pino street in the Terrazas del Valle neighborhood. Authorities have yet to identify the victim's age or sex.

On the same day, a corpse in an advanced state of decomposition was found in the trunk of an abandoned vehicle in the Las Torres neighborhood, while a charred corpse was reported on Turquesa Street.

A 24-year-old man, identified as Manuel Alejandro Alfaro Rodríguez, was found dead with injuries caused by a firearm.

The bodies of a woman and a headless man were next found in a riding school in the Manuel Paredes 3 neighborhood before a certain Salud Estrada Almaraz, 59, was shot to death in the Zona Norte neighborhood.

The following morning, June 27, a certain Jorge Alberto Sonora Carraza, 28, was killed by a gunshot in Avenida Lomas De La Hacienda. At around 8 a.m, a charred body was discovered in the Paseos del Vergel subdivision.

Death Toll in Mexico's Baja California State Amid Wars Between Mexican Drug Cartels

A few days before the end of June, a total of 175 violent deaths were recorded in Tijuana in Baja California, making June the city's bloodiest month of 2022.

These deaths also mean that a total of 1,241 intentional homicides have now been recorded so far in the state of Baja California this year.

In April, around 200 soldiers had been deployed to Tijuana to fight the ongoing wars between Mexican drug cartels in the city, according to Border Report.

General Francisco Javier Hernández Almanza, the head of Mexico's National Guard in Baja California, earlier said the conflict over control of production, distribution, and sales of drugs by Mexican drug cartels in Baja California "generated a large number of homicides as a result of these activities."

Hernández Almanza noted that there are now more than 3,500 soldiers in Tijuana. He said the soldiers will be dispatched across the city to do vehicle stops and checkpoints "as a way to try and reduce violent events."

"We've had positive results, I don't know how many, but we've recovered weapons and drugs," Hernández Almanza added.

2 Human Heads Found Inside Coolers in Chihuahua State in Mexico

Two human heads were also discovered early this week in Mexico's Chihuahua state, which also has been fighting a war with Mexican drug cartels.

On Tuesday, authorities found a beheaded body in the Arboledas neighborhood in Chihuahua, and the head was discovered in a nearby ice chest, along with a message that read: "thief."

A human head, also placed inside a cooler, was found in the Revolución neighborhood on Monday. The ice chest was among the garbage a group of workers removed on a property.

The property was being cleaned up when the human head was found. According to reports, the head was from a man with a dark complexion and short hair.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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