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An anonymous tip lead investigators to a massive grave with more than 50 bodies in Monterrey in Mexico, all victims of the nation’s drug war, which some media outlets report is escalating.

We’re analyzing perspectives from the BBC, Over the Limit and CBS.

The BBC explains why gangs use these graves.

“Police say they believe drug traffickers used this remote spot to torture and execute their victims, then threw them into the ditch and set them alight.”

The bodies were found in pieces and burned to hide the victims’ identities. Police say they will largely use tattoos to identify the victims, most of whom they say were male and gang members.

But this discovery seems to be another sign that the drug war is escalating even further. Over the Limit says Monterrey, where the grave was found, was once a safe place.

“…Monterrey was relatively calm… Monterrey’s citizens earn as much as double what other Mexicans are paid, helping to insulate them from the financial lure of the cartels. Now, even Monterrey has been completely swept up by the mayhem.”

The war seems to be both spreading and worsening.

CBS reports that in Juarez, there have been more than 1,000 drug-related deaths so far this year, making the city more dangerous than Baghdad. And recently, the first ever car bombing occurred there. CBS reports on the bomb, and how President Calderon, who called for Mexico’s war on drugs four years ago, is now blaming the U.S. for all the violence.

BRIAN MICHAEL JENKINS: “The use of a car bomb clearly represents a tactical escalation. We have seen the first car bomb. There probably will be more.”

Anchor: “Recently, President Calderon blamed the U.S. for Mexico’s troubles, writing in an editorial, ‘The origin of our violence problem begins with the fact that Mexico is located next to the country that has the highest levels of drug consumption in the world.’”

BRIAN MICHAEL JENKINS: “The way they see it, they are fighting our war on drugs.”

25,000 people have been killed in the drug war, and the Mexican government is struggling to fight an industry that has $25 billion in profits at its disposal.