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Toronto Sun
29-04-2025
- Toronto Sun
Mexico's AG says ranch was used for cartel training, but no mass graves found
Published Apr 29, 2025 • 2 minute read Police stand guard outside the entrance of the Izaguirre Ranch where skeletal remains were discovered in Teuchitlan, Jalisco state, Mexico, March 13, 2025. Photo by Alejandra Leyva / AP MEXICO CITY — A ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was used for cartel recruitment and training, but federal investigators found no evidence of bodies being burned there, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said Tuesday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Gertz Manero said it was 'absolutely proven' that the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for recruitment and training since 2021. In March, relatives searching for missing family members inspected the ranch and reported finding hundreds of pieces of clothing and numerous bone fragments. They alerted that it could have been a mass killing site. Gertz Manero said Tuesday that besides the initial body found by authorities last September, he could not confirm that there were others. The Jalisco Search Warriors group visited the ranch in Teuchitlan, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) from Guadalajara that was originally found by National Guard troops last September. At that time, authorities said 10 people were arrested, two hostages were freed and a body was found. They described it as a cartel training site. The state prosecutor's office went in with a backhoe, dogs and devices to find inconsistencies in the ground, but then the investigation inexplicably stalled. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The search group had gone to the Izaguirre ranch in March after receiving an anonymous call. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Inside they went to work with simple tools — picks, shovels and metal bars — doing the work that state investigators supposedly had done six months earlier. What they found embarrassed state authorities and shook Mexico: dozens of shoes, heaps of clothing and what appeared to be human bone fragments. Eventually, the Jalisco state prosecutor's office published photos of the shoes and other clothing items found at the site on a web page where families searching for relatives could see them. Following the uproar, the federal government took over the case. Gertz Manero said his office would make those pieces of evidence available to those looking for missing relatives. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He said the state Human Rights Commission had formally told local authorities about the ranch in 2021, but nothing was apparently done. The group of volunteer searchers expressed disappointment with Gertz Manero's statements Tuesday. Raul Servin, a member of the Jalisco Search Warriors, said that things had only gotten worse since they raised the alarm about the ranch in March. Last week, he said, a member of their group, Maria del Carmen Morales, was killed. He said his group had sufficient evidence that bodies were burned at the site. 'They want to let the days pass and the people to forget all of this, and we can't forget this,' he said, and mentioned the possibility of taking the case to the United Nations to seek support in the investigation. So far, some 15 people have been arrested, including three local police from the neighboring town of Tala and a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who worked as a recruiter. Mexico has struggled with a plague of disappearances for decades and the official count now exceeds 127,000. Canada Toronto Maple Leafs Columnists Federal Elections Columnists
Hamilton Spectator
29-04-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Mexico's attorney general says ranch was used for cartel training, but no mass graves found
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was used for cartel recruitment and training, but federal investigators found no evidence of bodies being burned there, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said Tuesday. Gertz Manero said it was 'absolutely proven' that the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for recruitment and training since 2021. In March, relatives searching for missing family members inspected the ranch and reported finding hundreds of pieces of clothing and numerous bone fragments. They alerted that it could have been a mass killing site . Gertz Manero said Tuesday that besides the initial body found by authorities last September, he could not confirm that there were others. The Jalisco Search Warriors group visited the ranch in Teuchitlan, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) from Guadalajara that was originally found by National Guard troops last September. At that time, authorities said 10 people were arrested, two hostages were freed and a body was found. They described it as a cartel training site. The state prosecutor's office went in with a backhoe, dogs and devices to find inconsistencies in the ground, but then the investigation inexplicably stalled. The search group had gone to the Izaguirre ranch in March after receiving an anonymous call. Inside they went to work with simple tools — picks, shovels and metal bars — doing the work that state investigators supposedly had done six months earlier. What they found embarrassed state authorities and shook Mexico: dozens of shoes, heaps of clothing and what appeared to be human bone fragments. Eventually, the Jalisco state prosecutor's office published photos of the shoes and other clothing items found at the site on a web page where families searching for relatives could see them. Following the uproar, the federal government took over the case. Gertz Manero said his office would make those pieces of evidence available to those looking for missing relatives. He said the state Human Rights Commission had formally told local authorities about the ranch in 2021, but nothing was apparently done. Some 15 people have been arrested, including three local police from the neighboring town of Tala and a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who worked as a recruiter. Mexico has struggled with a plague of disappearances for decades and the official count now exceeds 127,000. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Yahoo
Mexico's attorney general says ranch was used for cartel training, but no mass graves found
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was used for cartel recruitment and training, but federal investigators found no evidence of bodies being burned there, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said Tuesday. Gertz Manero said it was 'absolutely proven' that the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for recruitment and training since 2021. In March, relatives searching for missing family members inspected the ranch and reported finding hundreds of pieces of clothing and numerous bone fragments. They alerted that it could have been a mass killing site. Gertz Manero said Tuesday that besides the initial body found by authorities last September, he could not confirm that there were others. The Jalisco Search Warriors group visited the ranch in Teuchitlan, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) from Guadalajara that was originally found by National Guard troops last September. At that time, authorities said 10 people were arrested, two hostages were freed and a body was found. They described it as a cartel training site. The state prosecutor's office went in with a backhoe, dogs and devices to find inconsistencies in the ground, but then the investigation inexplicably stalled. The search group had gone to the Izaguirre ranch in March after receiving an anonymous call. Inside they went to work with simple tools — picks, shovels and metal bars — doing the work that state investigators supposedly had done six months earlier. What they found embarrassed state authorities and shook Mexico: dozens of shoes, heaps of clothing and what appeared to be human bone fragments. Eventually, the Jalisco state prosecutor's office published photos of the shoes and other clothing items found at the site on a web page where families searching for relatives could see them. Following the uproar, the federal government took over the case. Gertz Manero said his office would make those pieces of evidence available to those looking for missing relatives. He said the state Human Rights Commission had formally told local authorities about the ranch in 2021, but nothing was apparently done. Some 15 people have been arrested, including three local police from the neighboring town of Tala and a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who worked as a recruiter. Mexico has struggled with a plague of disappearances for decades and the official count now exceeds 127,000. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
Toronto Star
29-04-2025
- Toronto Star
Mexico's attorney general says ranch was used for cartel training, but no mass graves found
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was used for cartel recruitment and training, but federal investigators found no evidence of bodies being burned there, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said Tuesday. Gertz Manero said it was 'absolutely proven' that the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for recruitment and training since 2021.
Winnipeg Free Press
29-04-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Mexico's attorney general says ranch was used for cartel training, but no mass graves found
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A ranch in the western Mexican state of Jalisco was used for cartel recruitment and training, but federal investigators found no evidence of bodies being burned there, Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero said Tuesday. Gertz Manero said it was 'absolutely proven' that the ranch had been used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel for recruitment and training since 2021. In March, relatives searching for missing family members inspected the ranch and reported finding hundreds of pieces of clothing and numerous bone fragments. They alerted that it could have been a mass killing site. Gertz Manero said Tuesday that besides the initial body found by authorities last September, he could not confirm that there were others. The Jalisco Search Warriors group visited the ranch in Teuchitlan, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) from Guadalajara that was originally found by National Guard troops last September. At that time, authorities said 10 people were arrested, two hostages were freed and a body was found. They described it as a cartel training site. The state prosecutor's office went in with a backhoe, dogs and devices to find inconsistencies in the ground, but then the investigation inexplicably stalled. The search group had gone to the Izaguirre ranch in March after receiving an anonymous call. Inside they went to work with simple tools — picks, shovels and metal bars — doing the work that state investigators supposedly had done six months earlier. What they found embarrassed state authorities and shook Mexico: dozens of shoes, heaps of clothing and what appeared to be human bone fragments. Eventually, the Jalisco state prosecutor's office published photos of the shoes and other clothing items found at the site on a web page where families searching for relatives could see them. Following the uproar, the federal government took over the case. Gertz Manero said his office would make those pieces of evidence available to those looking for missing relatives. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. He said the state Human Rights Commission had formally told local authorities about the ranch in 2021, but nothing was apparently done. Some 15 people have been arrested, including three local police from the neighboring town of Tala and a member of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who worked as a recruiter. Mexico has struggled with a plague of disappearances for decades and the official count now exceeds 127,000. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at
