Two mutilated corpses discovered on the Autopista del Sol.

Two mutilated corpses discovered on the Autopista del Sol.

In the past week, the coastal city of Acapulco and certain highway regions in Mexico have been rocked by a series of violent incidents, raising concerns about ongoing organized crime activities.

On Sebastián Elcano Street, in the Costa Azul housing development, an armed group fired at Public Ministry offices. The violence didn't stop there, as around 7:30 PM in the Unidad Ciudadana neighbourhood, a man's body was found.

Meanwhile, on the Sun Highway, a major route in the region, two dismembered corpses were left at the Asphalt Bridge near the toll booth of Palo Blanco at around 1:20 AM on Friday. The victims, a man and a woman, were presumably targeted in a criminal act.

In a chilling reminder of the brutality, four of the bodies found in Acapulco on Thursday were discovered in the trunks of two taxis. The victims, tied up by their hands and feet, had signs of torture and all four had a tourniquet around their necks.

Unfortunately, this isn't an isolated incident. Almost at the same time, a man was shot dead in the village of Los Órganos in Acapulco's rural zone. An armed group threw a fragmentation grenade at Public Ministry installations in the El Coloso housing unit, causing injury to a worker.

Shootings also occurred at three agencies of the Public Ministry, with a grenade exploding a few meters away from the Public Ministry installations in El Coloso.

These violent incidents, which have left seven bodies in Acapulco by noon on Thursday, five of which were decapitated, are thought to be connected to organized crime activities. The dismemberment of corpses is a tactic often used by criminal groups to send messages to rivals or authorities and to instill fear.

Causes behind these violent incidents typically include the presence of powerful criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking, extortion, and control over strategic routes or territories. The combination of cartel disputes, weak law enforcement, and high impunity rates fuels ongoing violence in regions such as the highway areas near Acapulco.

No specific official detailed investigation outcomes or motive statements have yet been released for the recent dismemberment case on the Sun Highway, but it fits into a broader pattern of violent incidents related to organized crime activities in Mexico in 2025.

These incidents serve as a grim reminder of the ongoing violence that plagues certain parts of Mexico, casting a shadow over the success of the summer and the return of national and foreign tourists to Acapulco.

1. The violent incidents in Acapulco and along the highways, such as the discovery of dismembered bodies and shootings at Public Ministry offices, are associated with ongoing organized crime activities, which primarily involve powerful criminal organizations participating in drug trafficking, extortion, and control over strategic territories, often leading to cartel disputes, weak law enforcement, and high impunity rates.
2. The inclusion of violent incidents like shootings and dismembered corpses left on roads, such as the recent case on the Sun Highway, in the news coverage of general news, politics, war-and-conflicts, and crime-and-justice sections highlights the gravity and expanding implications of organized crime activities in Mexico, affecting not only local residents but also national and foreign tourists.

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