Six severed heads have been found on a road in central Mexico, in an area not normally associated with cartel violence. Local authorities made the discovery early on Tuesday morning on a route that links the broadly peaceful states of Puebla and Tlaxcala.

A motorist in a normally peaceful area of Mexico encountered a horror show along the side of the road. Six severed heads, belonging to unidentified men, were propped up along a road "between the Mexican states of Puebla and Tlaxcala" on August 19,