The bodies of missing musicians under the Kombo Kolombia band in Mexico have been found  dumped in a well.

Twenty members of Kombo Kolombia were feared kidnapped when they disappeared after playing a gig on Thursday night.

Special operations officers began searching for the musicians immediately it was discovered that they were  missing.On Sunday  ,the police got some information from a  band member who escaped  from the kidnappers .He led them to a  well  in the northern state of Nuevo Leon about 30km (19 miles) away.

Musicians Found in the well

The surviving band member together with police found the bodies ,some of them  wearing the band’s  T-shirts.

Forensic experts said there might be more bodies in the well than the twelve they had recovered so far.

Local media reported that the band had played in bars which had in the past been targeted by drug cartels.

More than 70,000 people are estimated to have died in drug-related violence in Mexico over the past six years.

By UP