MONTERREY, Mexico – Mexican authorities say they have found 12 bodies buried in a clandestine grave in northern Mexico.
Nuevo Leon state police say shepherds came across two decomposing bodies near a dirt road late Tuesday in the town of Juarez and alerted police.
A state police investigator said Wednesday that another 10 badly decomposed bodies were buried underneath. The investigator spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about the case.
Police believe the bodies had been buried at the site for at least a month.
Last month, police found two separate pits with at least six bodies in Juarez. Last year, soldiers found 51 bodies buried at an isolated ranch in the same town.