Authorities in one of Mexico's most violent states have made another horrific discovery, uncovering the dismembered remains of three men discarded in plastic bags.
A Grisly Discovery in Acapulco Diamante
Municipal police officers were called to the Playa Dinamita area in the Acapulco Diamante region of Guerrero state on January 9 following anonymous tips. The reports led them to a commercial complex known as La Isla, where they found six suspicious plastic bags dumped behind the building.
Investigators arriving at the scene around 9pm confirmed the grim contents. The bags contained the heads and limbs of three male victims. The bodies were transported to a morgue in the town of El Quemado, but as of several days after the discovery, none of the victims have been identified.
A Recurring Nightmare of Cartel Violence
This is far from an isolated incident in Guerrero. In April 2025, federal investigators descended on Acapulco after plastic bags holding the remains of a single victim, missing arms, legs, and head, were found. A threatening note, signed by an unidentifiable criminal group, was discovered nearby.
The same month, the bodies of 11 murder victims were found in the Tecoanapa municipality following clashes between rival gangs. Previous decapitations have been attributed to the "La Barredora" (The Sweeper) gang, which operates in Guerrero. In August last year, six severed heads were found on a road in central Mexico with a note from the group.
A State Plagued by Homicides
Guerrero is consistently one of Mexico's states with the highest homicide rates. Along with five other states, it accounts for nearly half of all murders in the country. The vast majority of this violence is linked to drug trafficking and territorial battles between cartels.
The situation has become so severe that in 2024, Catholic bishops intervened to broker a truce between two warring cartels. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office currently advises against "all but essential travel" to the state due to the extreme levels of violence and lawlessness.
