8 Bodies Found In Mexican Well Are From Missing Band

Monterrey, Mexico & Nuevo León (2013)
Monterrey, Mexico & Nuevo León (2013)
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Updated: 1/28 12:43 pm
PORFIRIO IBARRA
Associated Press

MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - A state forensic official says at least eight bodies have been pulled from a well in northern Mexico near the site where 20 people went missing late last week, including 16 members of a Colombian-style band.

The official says the Nuevo Leon State Investigative Agency is working at the site through the night in the town of Mina near the northern city of Monterrey, and the body count could rise.

The official spoke late Sunday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case. He said he could not confirm whether the bodies belonged to any of the missing.

Members of the band Kombo Kolombia and their crew were reported missing early Friday after playing a private show late Thursday in a bar in the nearby town of Hidalgo.

(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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AWOPAKEE - 1/28/2013 5:41 PM
1 Vote
dont drink the water

bcats - 1/28/2013 11:34 AM
3 Votes
I often wonder how people retire down in Mexico in retirement communities. I know money goes further. They must feel safe but I sure wouldn't. I don't even feel safe here anymore.

Lee62 - 1/28/2013 11:27 AM
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Monterrey, one of the towns American corporations outsourced their factory work to in recent years, until the cartel violence made it necessary to shut the factories.....

VoiceOfReason2 - 1/28/2013 8:45 AM
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From what I have seen in the news in the past, a lot of these bands have direct ties and support from the drug cartels. They write and sing ballads about the activities of the cartels that have messages of intimidation and warnings to rivals and anyone that would cross them. It sounds like a rival drug cartel was sending a message of their own.

robobass - 1/28/2013 7:27 AM
5 Votes
Coming soon to America with the pending immigration reform.
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