Five people have been arrested in Mexico, in connection for the murder of a UBC student in Mexico.
Authorities say three women are among the five arrested for the murders of 39-year-old Ximena Osegueda and her Mexican boyfriend
Three others accused in the crime remain at large.
The couple disapeared in December, and their remains were found half-buried in a beach near Huatulco.
Both had been stabbed in the neck.
Police believe the pair were targeted for a robbery, since they were driving a new vehicle.
Osegueda was working on a PhD in Latin American Studies at UBC.