Almost 20 bodies are found at a cartel dominated house in Mexico

Investigators from the Guanajuato Public Prosecution Service in Mexico found 17 bodies in an abandoned house in the city of Irapuato. The information was released today by the State Prosecutor.

What happened

Region is dominated by cartels, according to CBS News. The bodies were found during an operation in search of missing persons.

Five bodies were identified and were missing. There are 11 men, two women and four other bodies in an advanced state of decomposition, which prevented the identification of sex, according to the Associated Press.