They find 166 corpses in a clandestine grave in Mexico.

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According to witness, in the place "hundreds of people would have been buried clandestinely"

 

At least 166 bodies have been located in a clandestine grave in the Mexican state of Veracruz (east), one of the most violent in the presence of drug cartels, the state prosecutor's office reported Thursday. "The remains of at least 166 people have been located in a clandestine grave, prosecutor Jorge Winckler said in a message to the press, who refused to detail the location of the place for security reasons.

The prosecutor explained that the place is located in the central area of Veracruz, which extends over a wide swath of the Gulf of Mexico, and that prosecutors are still working in the area. They have also found 200 items of clothing, 144 personal identifications and various items.

This grave was located at the beginning of August after investigative work and denunciations before the specialized prosecutor's office in cases of missing persons, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office.

In addition, the testimony of a person, not identified by the authorities, was obtained that in the place "hundreds of people would have been buried in a clandestine manner," according to a statement from the prosecutor's office. The work to locate the bodies began on August 8 with the use of "drones, geo-radars and search probes," the statement added.

In 2016, in a suburb of the port of Veracruz, one of the most important in Mexico for trade, was located a grave with 295 bodies that were clandestinely buried by criminals. Veracruz is one of the hardest hit by organized crime and one of the ones with the highest number of missing persons.

In other areas of Mexico, numerous clandestine graves have been located in recent years, some of them with bodies that number in the hundreds. According to official figures, more than 37,000 people are reported missing in Mexico.