Mexico ( Seven Bodies Found in Northwestern Mexico - The men were tortured )

CULIACAN, Mexico – The bodies of seven men who appear to have been tortured and were killed execution-style were found in a field in Jahuara II, a town in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, officials said.

The victims – two of whom were bound and a third was handcuffed – were shot numerous times, the Sinaloa Attorney General’s Office said in a statement.

The bodies had tire tracks on them, leading investigators to conclude that the killers drove over the bodies, the AG’s office said.

The unidentified bodies were taken to the coroner’s office and autopsies will be conducted, the AG’s office said.

Three bullet-riddled bodies were found in Jahuara II, which is outside the city of El Fuerte, on Aug. 2, and five other bodies were found by police in the town on June 17.

Sinaloa is home to the powerful drug cartel led by Joaquin “El Chapo” (Shorty) Guzman.

The Sinaloa cartel, sometimes referred to by officials as the Pacific cartel, is the oldest drug cartel in Mexico and Guzman, considered extremely violent, is one of the most-wanted criminals in Mexico and the United States, where the Drug Enforcement Administration has offered a reward of $5 million for him.

The rival Los Zetas cartel has been trying to grab control of some areas in the state from the Sinaloa organization, which is also battling the Beltran Leyva gang.