The group denies the Prosecutor's Office assertion that Rancho Narco was not a crematorium.
In Mexico City, on April 29 (EFE), the Guerreros Buscadores collective of Jalisco, who previously exposed a presumed extermination camp linked to the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), refuted the Fiscalía General de la República's (FGR) version. Alejandro Gertz Manero, the FGR's head, claimed there was no evidence of the site being a crematorium.
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Gertz Manero confirmed that the Rancho Izaguirre, in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, was indeed a CJNG training camp, but he claimed there was no evidence of it being used as a crematorium.
"We want to inform the public that at the Jaliscian Forensic Science Institute, there are compelling evidence that support our struggle. There are 17 burial lots containing calcined human bones recovered from Rancho Izaguirre, which are sufficient proof that we are talking about human remains, not just a jar as claimed by the prosecutor (Gertz)", the collective stated in a press release.
Additionally, they pointed out that at the Forensic Institute, these human bone lots are in the SIAVA system, separated by fragments like cranium, femur, pelvis, phalanges, dental pieces, and other remains.
"These lots are irrefutable proof of the existence of calcined human bone remains and contradict the prosecutor's version", the collective asserted.
During his press conference, Gertz Manero stated that the FGR had already proven that the site was a training, recruitment, and operation center for the CJNG. However, Gertz reiterated that there was no evidence of it being used as a crematorium, more than a month after its discovery by the Guerreros Buscadores collective of missing persons' families.
"There is no single piece of evidence that validates this claim (crematorium)", Gertz emphasized.
Gertz stated that the doubts about whether the ranch could have been used as a place for burning bodies arose because of the analysis of the soil, stones, and building materials, in which "no temperature higher than 200 degrees was found".
Similarly, Gertz highlighted that, apart from a body that was found the day the National Guard entered the ranch, no other complete or partial bodies or remains have been found.
On March 8, the Guerreros Buscadores collective of Jalisco denounced a supposed "extermination camp" of drug trafficking after finding 400 pairs of shoes. However, the Mexican government has identified it as a "training camp" for that drug cartel.
Gertz noted that there is a line of investigation aiming to determine the existence of other possible "narco-ranches" and their relationship with the one found in Jalisco.
Gertz also stated that they will analyze items found at Rancho Izaguirre through genetic tests, blood tests, to determine if these items belong to people reported as missing.
The case in Teuchitlán has amplified the pressure on President Claudia Sheinbaum to address the crisis of disappearances in Mexico, where more than 120,000 people have been missing since the 1960s. EFE
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- Despite the Fiscal General de la República's (FGR) assertion, the Guerreros Buscadores collective maintains that the 17 burial lots containing calcined human bones recovered from Rancho Izaguirre are sufficient proof of human remains, contradicting the FGR's version.
- In a press release, the collective emphasized that these human bone lots are in the SIAVA system, separated by fragments like cranium, femur, pelvis, phalanges, dental pieces, and other remains, which are irrefutable proof of the existence of calcined human bone remains.
- Alejandro Gertz Manero, the FGR's head, stated during a press conference that the site was indeed a training, recruitment, and operation center for the CJNG, but he reiterated that there was no evidence of it being used as a crematorium.
- The collective's discovery of the supposed extermination camp has amplified the pressure on President Claudia Sheinbaum to address the crisis of disappearances in Mexico, a topic that falls under general news and crime and justice categories.
