The bodies of two teenage boys, missing from Albuquerque for two weeks, have been found.

Collin Romero, 15, and 14-year old Ahmed Lateef, have been identified as the two bodies found this weekend in what police describe as a 'very violent scene' in a remote area west of Rio Rancho.

Yesterday Ahmed's heartbroken mother Alabdulaziz said: 'I can't believe, I didn't believe [he had been killed]. Yesterday, [detectives] came and told me what happened.

'I've been crying in the morning. I can't eat. I can't drink. I’m sad because my son, somebody killed him.

'He didn’t die normally; he wasn’t sick. … My heart, it’s on fire. I have fire in my heart.'

New Mexico teens Collin Romero, 15, and Ahmed Lateef, 14, went missing on December 16. Their bodies have now been found in the desert west of Rio Rancho after a video emerged of them being brutally beaten

Amanda Kimbrel, mother to Collin, previously told a local TV channel she last saw her son and his friend in a Snapchat video, being beaten out on the mesa. 'I just want to know that he didn't suffer, and if he is out here, that it was quick,' she said.

Police suspect the pair got caught up in a drug deal which went wrong.

'Late last week we got information that some clothes were out on the West Mesa, west of Rio Rancho,' Lt. Keith Elder of the he Sandoval County Sheriff's Office told KRQE Media.

Lt. Elder confirmed that this weekend, following the tip about clothing, deputies found two bodies in a shallow grave west of Rio Rancho, which they have now identified as Collin and Ahmed.

Police are unsure how long the bodies have been out there and would not reveal the location, saying it could compromise the investigation.

'The way things appear right now, it is a very violent scene. We're looking and waiting for OMI to determine cause and manner of death,' said. Lt. Elder.

He said police do not have any suspects at the moment - but was clear the boys did not die of natural causes.

'We want to move forward with this investigation and bring to justice those that perpetrated the crimes,' he said.

'Our hearts go out to the family members that have lost their loved ones. We hope that they can begin to have some closure.'

On social media some have already posted a name for the man seen beating the teens in the videos, but Albuquerque Police, who are also investigating the crime, have not confirmed whether the man is a suspect.

SCSO are also working with Snapchat to see if they can get a copy of the video, to get a better idea of where the crime took place.

The video allegedly shows them being brutally attacked in the West Mesa desert (above). Ahmed's Snapchat locations also last pinged in the desolate desert there

Fourteen-year-old Ahmed Lateef was a refugee from Iraq who came to New Mexico with his mom and brother to escape the dangers of war.

Collin Romero was a 15-year-old Albuquerque native who dreamed of working with animals and who, his mother says, was always looking out for friends and relatives.

The pair, best friends since middle school, spent many days and nights at each other’s houses over the years, their mothers told the Albuquerque Journal.

Last week Amanda Kimbrel spoke of the heartbreak of spending Christmas without her son.

'It's just not right to celebrate Christmas with them out here. Christmas doesn't matter to me right now it's not on my priority list,' she told KOB4.

'I had so many plans for this Christmas. This was the first Christmas I could really afford to do a lot. I had the Christmas tree up and lights, my son always wanted me to do stuff like that but money was always an issue. This is the first time it wasn't and he doesn't get to see any of it,' she added.

The Snapchat video allegedly shows the boys being beaten up in the West Mesa desert. Ahmed's Snapchat location also last pinged in the Mesa.

On Saturday dozens of volunteers combed through the desolate desert for signs of the boys.

Kimbrel said she hasn't seen the video herself, but heard about its bloody and horrifying nature. In the clip the boys are allegedly covered in blood and are unconscious.

'They were being beaten very, very brutally, pistol-whipped. Snapchat has this information and they are refusing to hand it over,' she said, adding that she believed police have issued a warrant to Snapchat asking for the footage.

According to Collin's grandmother Kelen Kimbrell, there's also a social media photo of the boys in the back of a car.

On Saturday dozens of volunteers combed through the desolate desert for signs of the boys. Cops suspect Collin and Ahmed were involved in a drug deal gone wrong

'They were being beaten very, very brutally, pistol-whipped. Snapchat has this information and they are refusing to hand it over,' mother Amanda Kimbrel said before the boys' bodies were found

'We've been told there's a photo of the boys in the back seat of the car, with a man in the middle holding them as if they are trophies,' Kelen said to KRQE.

The family asked people to call in anonymous tips.

'We're really asking for the younger community to take this seriously. We're concerned with their whereabouts, not who did this or why,' Kimbrel said.

The worried mother is asking locals to check their neighborhoods and nearby deserts.

'I just can't stop, I won't be able to live with myself. I have to bring them home I have to have my son with me I want to return Ahmed to his mother Yazmin. If there are arroyos near your house or wash out things like that please just check,' she said.

Crime stoppers is offering an $1,000 award for any information on the boys' whereabouts.

As of Monday Police said there was no update in the case.

A Facebook group has also been created to aid in the search. A GoFundMe page has also been set up to help finance the search.

Anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 505-843-7867