Mexico City, Aug 10 (EFE).- The leader of the vigilante group in Xaltianguis, a town in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, was murdered over the weekend, officials said.
Miguel Angel Jimenez was killed on Saturday near Xaltianguis, located in a rural area outside the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Guerrero Government Secretary David Cienfuegos said.
Leaders of the UPOEG community self-defense group confirmed the murder, Cienfuegos said.
Jimenez's body was found inside a taxi, media reports said.
Acapulco and its surrounding area have been plagued by a wave of drug-related violence in recent years, with 4,750 murders reported in the past three years.
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