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Mexican police find at least 12 tortured bodies

CARTEL DEATHS Officials said the killing of 11 men and one woman was one of the largest execution-style slayings since the discovery of 24 bodies in September

AP , MEXICO CITY

Officials said the kidnapping could be related to efforts to curb corruption by militarizing the police force in Piedras Negras, across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Castillo’s predecessor, Arturo Navarro, was shot and killed in April — less than three weeks after he took over the local force with the aim of purging corruption.

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