March 13, 2015
A Mexican woman (click here) running for mayor in a town in the state of Guerrero (click here)has been found decapitated, less than a fortnight after starting her campaign.
The body of Aide Nava Gonzalez, 42, was discovered on Tuesday night on the outskirts of Ahuacuotzingo - the town she was hoping to represent. She had been decapitated, and a "narcomanta" - a drug-gang message, written on a sheet - was draped over her body.
"This is what will happen to all the ------- politicias who don't want to sign up, ------- turncoats. Yours sincerely, Puro Rojo ZNS."
Los Rojos is one of the drugs cartels that is currently fighting its rivals for control of the state of Guerrero - a valuable stretch of land encompassing the port of Acapulco, and trafficking routes from the coast inland to Mexico City and the north.
Guerrero is currently one of the most dangerous states in Mexico, with 42.7 murders per 100,000 inhabitants....
