Decomposed Body Found in Culiacán As Homicides as Sinaloa Cartel Turf Wars Rage On

Members of Sabuesos Guerreras found a decomposed body about 30 miles south of Sinaloa's capital city of Culiacán (Credit: Via Sabuesos Guerreras/El Sol de Sinaloa)

A group of volunteer mothers who specialize on searching for graves and missing persons in northern Mexico discovered remains of a decomposed body in the municipality of Culiacán, Sinaloa.

Known as "Sabuesos Guerreras," the Culiacán-based collective notified authorities of their findings on when they were searching for missing individuals near the town of Costa Rica. At around 11 a.m., the first body was found at a remote location in El Alhuate, a rural community located about 30 miles south of Sinaloa's capital city, Culiacán.