Mexican authorities open doors of 'ranch of horror' as criminal investigation continues

Record ID: 1984709

  • Title: Mexican authorities open doors of 'ranch of horror' as criminal investigation continues
  • Date: 20th March 2025
  • Summary: TEUCHITLAN, JALISCO, MEXICO (MARCH 20, 2025) (REUTERS) YELLOW TAPE CORDONING OFF EXCAVATION AREA EXPERTS AND MEMBERS OF JALISCO PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE WALKING INSIDE RANCH YELLOW TAPE CORDONING OFF AREAS YELLOW FLAG READING (Spanish): “Evidence, do not touch” YELLOW TAPE CORDONING OFF ACCESS TO ROOM YELLOW TAPE BLOCKING ACCESS TO AREAS YELLOW FLAGS ON GROUND TO PINPOINT EVIDE
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  • Keywords: Mexico Teuchitlan cartel drug trafficking extermination camp organized crime ranch ranch of horror security
  • Location: TEUCHITLAN, JALISCO, MEXICO
  • City: TEUCHITLAN, JALISCO, MEXICO
  • Country: Mexico
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,South America / Central America,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001049620032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Mexican authorities allowed on Thursday (March 20) media access to the ranch where a group of searching families of missing people found in western Mexico human bone fragments, items of clothing and ovens, a case that has caused outrage in the country.
    Different areas of Rancho Izaguirre, dubbed “ranch of horror” by local media, have been cordoned off and marked with evidence found during the ongoing criminal investigation since it was discovered on March 5 by the Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco searching group, which accused it of functioning as a cartel-run "extermination camp.”
    On Wednesday (March 19), Mexico’s top attorney general said Jalisco state authorities were aware of the ranch as early as September, but had not tested human remains at the site or properly identified the clothing and shoes found there.
    The case has shocked the nation, which has for years struggled with the disappearances of people. More than 124,000 people are missing in Mexico, according to government data, largely as a result of drug cartel violence. Most cases are never solved, breeding a deep mistrust of authorities among those searching for the missing.
    (Production: Lizbeth Diaz, Rodolfo Pena Roja, Anna Portella)
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