Human heads found in ice chests

(CNN): Five human heads were found in ice chests on Tuesday under a ficus tree in the central Mexican state of Jalisco, police said. The grisly find appeared to be the latest indication of drug cartels fighting for supremacy in battles that have left thousands dead. Police in the municipality of Ixtlahuacan del Rio were informed of the discovery at 2 a.m., the prosecutor’s office said in a written statement. Each head was found in a separate ice chest beside a road leading to the city of Guadalajara, police said.

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