Seven Bodies Found Near Aguascalientes–Zacatecas Line as Probe Weighs Cross-State Kidnapping

Overview

• Authorities found seven bodies near a dirt road in Mesillas, Tepezalá, close to the Zacatecas border.
• Prosecutors said the victims were five men and two women with clear signs of violence, and local reports noted possible gunshot wounds.
• Investigators said the killings likely happened elsewhere and are examining whether the victims were seized in Zacatecas and left in Aguascalientes, with C5 camera footage under review and no arrests reported.
• Families of six missing youths in Zacatecas said units marked as the FRIZ, an elite reaction force, and investigative police took them and later demanded 2 million pesos per person in ransom.
• The border area has seen prior dumps and clandestine graves, including finds in 2016 and 2023, which authorities link to its use by criminal groups as a transit corridor.