20 bodies unearthed at Mexico-US border

CIUDAD JUAREZ: Police unearthed two more bodies from hidden graves near Mexico's brutal border city of Ciudad Juarez, bringing the total to 20 found in two days, local justice officials said Tuesday.

The grisly discoveries came amid a wave of suspected drug-related violence, which has left more than 28,000 dead across Mexico since 2006, according to official figures.

The victims had been killed between eight and 12 months ago, and included one woman, said the Chihuahua state attorney general's office in a statement.

The bodies, which had bound feet and hands and bore bullet wounds, were dumped in at least 11 graves discovered near a farm on the US border.

They were recovered following confessions from five suspects arrested on Saturday in possession of 175 kilograms (385 pounds) of marijuana, officials said.

More than 2,700 people have been killed this year alone just in Ciudad Juarez, a city of some 1.3 million at the epicenter of Mexico's drug violence.