Mexico police find 6 bodies, 4 decapitated, in central state

Police find 4 decapitated bodies in central Mexico

MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials say six people have been slain in the central state of Morelos, including four who were decapitated.

State prosecutors say the four mutilated bodies were found along a road from Cuernavaca near Mexico City to the resort of Acapulco.

A note left at the scene threatens alleged drug trafficker Edgar Valdez Villareal, who authorities say is battling Hector Beltran Leyva for control of the Beltran Leyva cartel.

A prosecutors’ statement says the other victims were two brothers found shot to death inside an apartment in the town of Ahuatepec, north of Cuernavaca.

All six bodies were discovered Tuesday.

Drug violence has claimed more than 17,900 lives across Mexico since December 2006.