Clandestine Crematorium Linked to Jalisco Cartel Discovered in Mexico

Discovery of Clandestine Crematorium

• 🔍 Authorities in Jalisco, Mexico, are investigating a ranch where a makeshift crematorium was found.
• 💡 The discovery was prompted by anonymous calls and relatives of missing persons, leading to the finding of burnt human remains.
• 📌 The collective 'Warriors of Jalisco,' which searches for missing people, located the site.

Jalisco New Generation Cartel's Operations

• 🎯 The ranch is believed to have been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) as a training and extermination center.
• ⚠️ The CJNG has been designated a foreign terrorist organization by the US government.
• 👥 Testimony suggests the cartel forcibly recruited and trained individuals, and potentially engaged in organ trafficking.

Evidence Found at the Ranch

• 👟 Approximately 200 pairs of shoes were discovered, evoking comparisons to historical extermination camps.
• 👕 Piles of clothing were also found, indicating the scale of the atrocities.
• 📈 Authorities believe hundreds of people may have been killed at this location.

Jalisco's Disappearance Crisis

• 💔 Jalisco is the state most affected by Mexico's disappearance crisis, with 15,000 missing people.
• 🚔 Police had previously raided the ranch in September, arresting 10 people, freeing two hostages, and finding one body.