72 found dead in Northern Mexico

Earlier this week, 72 bodies were found piled high in a massive heap in a warehouse on a ranch in the town of San Fernando. President Felipe Calderon stated that "The barbarity committed in the murder of 72 people, migrants, in our country, shows the level of violence and barbarity with which the criminals are acting."


According to Google news, An injured Ecuadoran man claiming to be the massacre's sole survivor alerted the military to the ranch, where he said the group had been kidnapped and killed by Zetas drug gang members for refusing to work for them.


A local TV station, Televisa, was covering the event, but unfortunately a car bomb was detonated outside of their studio, and while no one was injured, their coverage has been disrupted. 


The Zetas are protecting their ruthless reputation. There is no doubt that because of the nature of this crime, and will attract international attention. They are asking for confrontation, and it will be interesting to see how their rival the Sinaloa Cartel will react to their actions.