More than 15,000 people are missing in this Mexican state: 24 dismembered bodies discovered in a clandestine mass grave

Le parquet a annoncé, dimanche 19 janvier, que les autorités mexicaines avaient exhumé 24 corps d’une fosse commune clandestine découverte en décembre dans la banlieue de Guadalajara, la deuxième plus grande ville du pays.

Mexican authorities have recovered 24 bodies from a clandestine mass grave discovered in December in the suburbs of Guadalajara, the country's second city, prosecutors said Sunday.

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The search in this region of western Mexico began on December 13, 2024, in a municipal field in Zapopan and lasted a month, as the human remains were dismembered and packed into 72 bags, the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

Investigators and forensic experts used “drones with thermal cameras and ground penetrating radars”, as well as dogs in their search, the same source said.

“The pre-identification of six people – one woman and five men – who disappeared between 2021 and 2023 has been obtained”, the Jalisco State Prosecutor's Office said. prosecutor.

Identification in progress

Sources told AFP that forensic experts were continuing to identify the other 18 people.

Jalisco is the Mexican state with the highest number of missing persons, with 15,382 cases as of December 31, according to information from the office of the deputy state prosecutor for missing persons.

This phenomenon is mainly attributed to the actions of organized crime in this region, dominated by the fearsome Jalisco Cartel – New Generation (CJNG).

Since Since December 2006, when a controversial military operation to combat drugs was launched, Mexico has seen more than 450,000 murders and tens of thousands of disappearances, according to official figures.