Body washed ashore on a tourist beach

Reuters news agency recently published several sad photos from two beaches in Acapulco, Mexico.

Two bodies would have been washed ashore on Condesa beach and found by bathers on Saturday morning, while a third would have been found on Icacos beach on Sunday. Village.

Signs of torture

Avisa writes that there are signs that the bodies were tortured, before they are said to have been killed. One of the bodies was allegedly found tied by the hands and feet to a concrete block, while one of the others was allegedly shot in the back of the neck.

Eventually the bodies were moved from the beaches, but the beaches were not closed.

This is how shocked beachgoers witnessed what for some is the harsh reality of life.

– No place to hide

Increase in crime

However, crimes related to organized crime are expected to have decreased in September compared to the same month last year, according to the security officer in the area Adrián Olivas Pérez, reported by El Pais.

At the same time, 120 homicides are said to have been recorded in Acapulco in the first four months of 2022.

Elin’s tiredness was deadly

Last year, the US State Department asked not to travel to Guerro, in the state of Acapulco, due to the increase in crime and violence.

It happens in the place that was once the favorite destination of Hollywood celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Elizabeth Taylor.

Since December 2006, Mexico has recorded more than 340,000 homicides, according to official data. Authorities said most of the killings were due to organized crime.