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Tortured bodies found in Mexico Mexico bodies were federal agents
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Mexican police have found at least 12 bodies dumped on a road in the western Michoacan state, which has become a flashpoint in Mexico's war on drugs. Twelve people tortured, murdered and dumped alongside a mountain road in Mexico's Michoacan state were federal agents, officials say.
Officials say the victims were tortured before being shot. They were then left near the town of La Huacana. The bodies of the 11 men and one woman were found tied and blindfolded near the town of La Huacana on Monday.
Michoacan has been hit by a wave of drug-related killings in recent weeks after the government's crackdown on drug cartels. Mexico's national security spokesman, Monte Alejandro Rubido, said they had been ambushed by a drugs cartel.
Last week, gunmen killed five people in attacks on the federal police. President Felipe Calderon has vowed to continue his war against drugs cartels, and not be intimidated by violence.
They are believed to be revenge attacks after last Friday's arrest of suspected drug boss Arnoldo Rueda - a senior member of the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel. He said a wave of attacks on police was a desperate reaction from the gangs to the capture of some of their top leaders.
Michoacan has been hit by a wave of drug-related killings after a government crackdown on the cartels.
The killing of the federal agents is believed to have been a revenge attack for the arrest last Friday of the suspected drug boss Arnoldo Rueda Medina - described as a senior member of La Familia Michoacana drug cartel.
In addition, six police officers and two soldiers were killed in Michoacan and two other states, when gunmen attacked police stations and a hotel where federal agents were staying.
Michoacan, President Calderon's home state, has become one of the key battlegrounds in his war on drugs.
Mr Calderon has sent more than 45,000 troops across Mexico to fight rival drug gangs.
More than 11,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since he took office in December 2006.