Mexico Arrests 12 Police Officers in Border Massacre Probe
- Bodies of 19 people were found in Camargo, Tamaulipas
- Federal government has promised to support state investigation
The family of a 16-year-old Guatemalan migrant believed to be among the 19 people killed in Tamaulipas state, Mexico, mourn at a home in Nueva Esperanza village, Guatemala on Jan. 28.
Photographer: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images
Mexico arrested a dozen police officers in connection with the murder of 19 people near the northern border, the first mass killing in this administration in which authorities are accused of participating.
The officers were charged with homicide, abuse of authority and giving false statements, the Tamaulipas state prosecutor said late Tuesday. Interior Minister Olga Sanchez said the government is also investigating why a vehicle where the bodies were found had been previously seized by federal migration officials in December. At least two of the victims, whose bodies were burned, were those of migrants from Guatemala.