New details have emerged regarding the chilling discovery of over 200 pairs of shoes and human remains in a hidden crematorium belonging to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
The unearthing occurred near the village of Teuchitlán, about 60 kilometers northwest of Guadalajara, following an anonymous tip received by the Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco, a collective of families seeking their missing loved ones.
Now the leader of the collective, Indira Navarro, has shared details regarding the findings as well as the people who worked at the crematorium. In an interview with the journalist Azucena Uresti, Navarro claimed that many were lured to the crematorium through social media or approached at bus terminals with lucrative job offers.
"They would arrive at bus terminals in Tlaquepaque or Zapopan and were promised well-paid jobs. Some had an idea of what they were getting into, but the reality was nothing like what they had been told," Navarro explained.
Only about 30 of the 200 recruits completed the training for their "work" at the crematorium. Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar García Harfuch announced that authorities were working to shut down the social media accounts related to the operation.
"We are continuously detecting and deactivating numerous accounts from Mexico City and now at the federal level. This is an ongoing effort led by the National Intelligence Center, the Attorney General's Office, and the National Guard's scientific division. Some of these recruitment accounts are real, others are not, but they are being removed as investigations proceed," García Harfuch explained.
The ranch had been previously raided in September 2024, resulting in the rescue of two kidnapped individuals and the arrest of 10 suspects. There, authorities noted an obstacle course, presumably for training new members, but failed to notice the ovens.
Guerreros Buscadores De Jalisco was live.
"They have to do an exhaustive inspection. We ask that they bring the dogs ... that are certified to find human remains and bones," Navarro said.
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum commented on the matter, calling the findings "horrible."
The situation surrounding the crematorium and its chilling findings underscores the depth of Mexico's ongoing crisis of forced disappearances.
© 2025 Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
