photo: 7 men found dead inside truck with California plates in Tijuana

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Seven bodies were found inside a pickup on Monday morning in a neighborhood on the east side of Tijuana.

Tijuana police officials say officers chased the vehicle, which had California license plates, to the parking lot of a gas station.

When the white Ford F-150 finally stopped, officers discovered one body wrapped in a blue blanket inside the pickup.

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Police reportedly found the other six bodies in the truck bed, along with wooden planks and several tires.

According to police, a steel drum filled with gasoline was also recovered, and they believe the suspects intended to set fire to the bodies and the truck.