Drug War Bloodshed: Police arrested, more bodies found in northern Mexico

Police arrested, more bodies found in northern Mexico - The Washington Post: "Sixteen police officers in northeastern Mexico have been detained for protecting a criminal gang that allegedly filled mass graves with 126 bodies uncovered there, according to Mexican officials who announced the arrests Wednesday night.

Investigators searching shallow pits in San Fernando, a town about 90 miles south of Brownsville, Tex., say they expect to find more bodies. On Wednesday, officials from the northern border state of Tamaulipas said they uncovered 10 more bodies, bringing the total to 126 since the first were uncovered last week....
The mass killing, mass graves and mass arrests of police have shaken the government of President Felipe Calderon, who has come under withering criticism in the congress and streets for his inability to stem the sensational violence unleashed by his U.S.-backed, military-led war against the organized crime.."