The authorities at a Mexican airport discovered four human skulls inside a package which was to be couriered to the United States, said local authorities on Friday.&nbsp;As per the statement released by the National Guard, the authorities discovered the four skulls wrapped in aluminium foil and plastic inside a box made of cardboard at central Mexico's Queretaro Intercontinental Airport.

The National Guard stated that the package was shipped from the western coastal state of Michoacan, which is the country's one of most violent regions, and was supposed to reach at an address in Manning, South Carolina.&nbsp;

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The National Guard added that their officers were called by the airport authorities in the city of Queretaro after strange shapes were seen in the X-ray machine when the cardboard box was scanned through it.&nbsp;

The National Guard refused to reveal any details about the identity or age of the skulls or any possible motive behind shipping the human skulls.&nbsp;

They stated that the package, regardless of how the sender got the skulls or whether they were being shipped for any medical studies, will violate the laws of Mexico regarding how the corpses should be handled.

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The person or organisation sending the human remains need to get a competent health authority's special permit which was not obtained in this case, the National Guard said.&nbsp;

Michoacan is among the most violent states in Mexico and Viagras drug cartel has long dominated the city of Apatzingan.

(With inputs from agencies)

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The authorities at a Mexican airport discovered four human skulls inside a package which was to be couriered to the United States, said local authorities on Friday.

The authorities at a Mexican airport discovered four human skulls inside a package which was to be couriered to the United States, said local authorities on Friday. As per the statement released by the National Guard, the authorities discovered the four skulls wrapped in aluminium foil and plastic inside a box made of cardboard at central Mexico's Queretaro Intercontinental Airport. The National Guard stated that the package was shipped from the western coastal state of Michoacan, which is the country's one of most violent regions, and was supposed to reach at an address in Manning, South Carolina. ALSO READ| Russian researchers attempt to 're-awaken' ancient viruses that killed giant woolly mammoths The National Guard added that their officers were called by the airport authorities in the city of Queretaro after strange shapes were seen in the X-ray machine when the cardboard box was scanned through it. The National Guard refused to reveal any details about the identity or age of the skulls or any possible motive behind shipping the human skulls. They stated that the package, regardless of how the sender got the skulls or whether they were being shipped for any medical studies, will violate the laws of Mexico regarding how the corpses should be handled. WATCH | Bolivia's Day of the Skulls brings out the living and the dead The person or organisation sending the human remains need to get a competent health authority's special permit which was not obtained in this case, the National Guard said. Michoacan is among the most violent states in Mexico and Viagras drug cartel has long dominated the city of Apatzingan. (With inputs from agencies)

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Ten people were killed Wednesday in a shootout between "presumed members of criminal groups" in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, the regional prosecutor's office said.

The clash that took place near the Arroyo Colorado neighbourhood of Uruapan municipality resulted in a preliminary toll of ten dead and at least four others wounded, the state prosecutor's office said.

Authorities said they found military-grade weapons, ammunition clips and bullets of various calibres at the shootout site.

Michoacan has long dealt with criminal violence, leading to the rise of self defence groups six years ago and the deployment of soldiers to the state in 2014.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/no-more-white-collar-theft-mexico-orders-end-to-corporate-tax-breaks-220257">Mexico</a> has seen a spike in deadly violence since the government deployed soldiers to crack down on drug trafficking cartels in 2006.

More than 250,000 people have been killed since then, although it remains unclear how many of those are linked to the war on drug cartels.

Ten people were killed Wednesday in a shootout between "presumed members of criminal groups" in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, the regional prosecutor's office said.

Ten people were killed Wednesday in a shootout between "presumed members of criminal groups" in Mexico's western state of Michoacan, the regional prosecutor's office said. The clash that took place near the Arroyo Colorado neighbourhood of Uruapan municipality resulted in a preliminary toll of ten dead and at least four others wounded, the state prosecutor's office said. Authorities said they found military-grade weapons, ammunition clips and bullets of various calibres at the shootout site. Michoacan has long dealt with criminal violence, leading to the rise of self defence groups six years ago and the deployment of soldiers to the state in 2014. Mexico has seen a spike in deadly violence since the government deployed soldiers to crack down on drug trafficking cartels in 2006. More than 250,000 people have been killed since then, although it remains unclear how many of those are linked to the war on drug cartels.

Ten killed in Mexico shootout between alleged criminals

A local mayor and a police officer were among those arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the murder of 10 people in western Mexican state of Michoacan, prosecutors said. 
 
The policeman and Juan Carlos&nbsp;Arreygue, who is mayor of Michoacan&#39;s Alvaro Obregon municipality, were arrested along with three others, state prosecutor Jose Martin Godoy told a news conference. 
 
Early investigations show police picked up a group of people at a store in Michoacan and forced them to get into a red truck on the orders of local mayor Arreygue, Godoy said.&nbsp; 
 
The next day their burned bodies were found in a charred pickup truck. The death toll rose to 10, from nine on Saturday. 
 
Authorities initially believed that the victims died in an explosion while stealing fuel. 
 
(Reuters) 
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Authorities initially believed that the victims died in an explosion while stealing fuel

A local mayor and a police officer were among those arrested on Monday for their alleged involvement in the murder of 10 people in western Mexican state of Michoacan, prosecutors said. The policeman and Juan Carlos Arreygue, who is mayor of Michoacan's Alvaro Obregon municipality, were arrested along with three others, state prosecutor Jose Martin Godoy told a news conference. Early investigations show police picked up a group of people at a store in Michoacan and forced them to get into a red truck on the orders of local mayor Arreygue, Godoy said. The next day their burned bodies were found in a charred pickup truck. The death toll rose to 10, from nine on Saturday. Authorities initially believed that the victims died in an explosion while stealing fuel. (Reuters)

Local Mexico mayor, policeman arrested over alleged murder

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