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Mayhem in Monterrey: 13 Die, 7 Rescued
2011-06-13
Posted by: badanov

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A total of 13 individuals were murdered in and around Monterrey, Nuevo Leon in ongoing drug and gang related violence including three unidentified men found mutilated in General Teran, Nuevo Leon.

• A Mexican Army detachment rescued seven hostages in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Saturday. The unit rolled up in an area near the intersection of Avenida Estereo and Calle Arroba in the Villa San Angel colony after it was dispatched to investigate reports of armed suspects in the area.

  Soldiers observed several individuals running away from a Toyota Sienna minivan. Inside the van were seven individuals who said they were being held for ransom. An eight individual was also found in the van, who had been beaten to death.

  One suspect was detained at the scene and two AK-47 assault rifles were seized.

  Reports also say 12 more hostages are being held for ransom somewhere in the city.

• A man was shot and later died at a hospital in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Sunday. Reports say orange vendor Carlos Alberto Rodriguez Garza, 25, was shot by armed suspects on Avenida Capital de Leon, then taken to the hospital where he died a few minutes later. Armed suspects appeared at the hospital and recovered the body at gunpoint.
• Two inmates at at the Topo Chico Centro de Readaptacion Social (CERESO) in Monterrey died Saturday in two separate incidents. according to the Mexican news daily Milenio.
  • Guards found Genaro Ruiz Alejandro Torres 21, hanged in his cell at around 0200 hrs.
  • An unidentified inmate was stabbed to death at around 0430 hrs in a brawl.
• An unidentified man was found shot to death and beheaded in Monterrey Sunday. The victim was found wrapped in a white sheet and naked to the waist near the intersection of calles Lucio Blanco and Francisco Bernal in the Venustiano Carranza colony.
• The remains of three unidentified men were found at the entrance of General Teran, Nuevo Leon Sunday. The victims were beheaded and mutilated and left inside bags near the intersection of Boulevard Plutarco Elías Calles and Calle Zaragoza. Messages were left with the remains, but their contents were not disclosed.
• Five individuals were found dead in four incidents in and around Monterrey Sunday, according to the Mexican news daily Milenio
  • Two unidentified men were shot to death and three others were wounded in southern Monterrey Sunday. The victims were shot by armed suspects near the intersection of Avenida Lazaro Cardenas and Calle Zurich in the Las Torres colony.
  • An unidentified individual was fond beheaded in Estanzuela Fomerrey 45 colony Saturday.
  • An unidentified individual was found beheaded near the intersection of Avenida Hacienda and Calle Santa Anita Sunday morning.
  • An unidentified man was found shot to death and mutilated on the Cadereyta-Allende road near the village of Las Lajitas.