49 bodies dumped on highway to U.S. border

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Another horrific discovery apparently linked to Mexico's.

Ongoing drug war police finding 49 more mutilated bodies.

Dumped by a roadside in the northern town of Monterey just across the Texas border.

We have -- in this is live in LA on this what's behind this incident.

Oh billion of this incident like many occurred just over the border as he's -- cartels fight over these profitable drug smuggling routes.

This one the I 35 quarter -- Going through Houston.

If controlling these routes is key it's the lifeblood of these cartels getting to drugs and the people north and the cash coming back the 49 bodies including six women were dumped at a white stone arch.

At the -- of the town of San Juan which about a hundred miles southwest of McAllen Texas -- hands feet.

And heads were cut off making identification nearly impossible.

Police say this is massacre -- likely occurred nearby -- the the bodies were dumped here for maximum effect to send a message.

That these victims you know they could belong to the Sinaloa Cartel or -- been a group of immigrants being smuggled by that -- -- When they were attacked and murdered by the rivals that does.

The arch was actually spray painted with the black letters 100%.

-- -- -- So in the last six years bill about 50000 people of died in the crackdown by president.

Political around it -- -- crackdown has killed and jailed hundreds of drug lords.

It's actually fractured Mexico's five -- cartels now you have many associated groups in fighting.

The one thing that has probably change bill is that the people of Mexico are fed up with this and we have a upcoming presidential election.

And the next president is likely to continue and the drug war and disturbing to hear -- margin us in LA that.

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