A Mexican journalist who covered drug trafficking has been murdered, officials told AFP on Monday, the latest casualty in a country notoriously dangerous for reporters .

The reporter, Miguel Angel Beltran, had previously worked in print media and was now covering crime-related issues on social media, according to local reports.

Beltran's body was found on Saturday along a stretch of highway that connects the northwest state of Durango with Mazatlan, a resort hub in the neighboring state of Sinaloa , local press reported. Local media reported the journalist's body was found wrapped in a blanket, with a message that read: "For spreading false accusations against the people of Durango."

His death was confirmed to AFP by the Durango state prosecutor's office.

Beltran had reported

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