Three decapitated police found in Mexico

Authorities in Mexico have found the tortured and decapitated bodies of three police officers, in a suspected drug gang killing.

The decapitated bodies of three municipal police have been found after a suspected gang-related slaying in southeastern Mexico.

The bodies, which showed signs of torture, were found in the municipality of Huimanguillo in Tabasco state near its border with Veracruz state on Saturday, said an official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. One of the three was a woman, the official said.

The three victims were kidnapped from the nearby Veracruz municipality of Las Choapas on Friday, the official said. Although the motive was unclear, the perpetrators were believed to be part of a criminal gang.

Veracruz and Tabasco lie on Mexico's Gulf Coast, an area long ravaged by drug smugglers and people traffickers.