A video released Monday night shows masked, armed men threatening those searching for missing relatives at a suspected cartel site in Jalisco, where a mass crematorium was discovered.
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In the video, a man claiming to be from the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) questions the searchers’ motives.
Earlier this month, a private group in Jalisco called Guerreros Buscadores found clothing, shoes, and charred bones in a clandestine crematorium at a ranch near Guadalajara, believed to be a cartel training and execution site.
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The ranch was first found by National Guard troops in September. Authorities then arrested ten people, freed two hostages, and found a body wrapped in plastic. Despite using excavation tools and search dogs, officials did not report mass evidence of human remains.
Angélica, a member of the Jalisco Search Warriors group, condemned the video. “They’re washing their hands of something they created,” she said. “No one protects us. We search every day in fear just to find our children.”
The Jalisco cartel was recently designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. government.
Security analyst David Saucedo said he had no doubt the Jalisco cartel was behind the video, noting its resemblance to previous recordings linked to the group. He said the video aimed to repair the cartel’s image and counter the negative publicity following a week of extensive coverage of the site.
The National Search Commission (CNB) reports that Jalisco has nearly 15,000 individuals listed as missing, the highest figure in the country. Nationwide, over 100,000 people have been officially recorded as disappeared, although the actual number may be higher due to unreported cases.
Since its creation in 2018, the CNB has uncovered more than 1,000 mass graves throughout Mexico.
