Activists Discover Over 600 Bodies in Mass Grave in Mexican Coahuila Region

A group of activists discovered a mass grave with more than 600 human remains in Mexico's Coahuila region, local media reported on Sunday.

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — The activists who searched for their missing relatives handed over the bodies to local human remains to local authorities for identification.

Coahuila region is destabilized by skirmishes between numerous criminal groups trying to gain control over regional drug traffic. With nearly 1,800 people gone missing in the region, over 455 bodies have been discovered buried in mass graves for the last five years.