Mexican drug murders

The authorities in the Mexican border city of Tijuana have found 16 bodies in a day, in what is believed to be part of a series of drug-related murders.



12 of the bodies were reportedly found on a patch of wasteland near a school just before it opened.



Police spokeswoman, Prisna Perez, said most of the bodies were bound and showed signs of torture.



Shortly after the first discovery, four other bodies turned up on another patch of wasteland in a residential area.



Both sets of bodies had notes attached suggesting they were victims of gang violence related to the drugs trade.



A wave of murders linked to the drug trade has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 3,000 people in Mexico since the start of the year.