..
45 bags of human remains found during search
for missing Mexican workers
By Patrick Hilsman
JUNE 2, 2023 / 1:52 PM
Mexican authorities discovered 45 bags containing human remains in a ravine near Guadalajara in
Jalisco state. The bodies were discovered during a search for seven missing call center employees.
Photo courtesy of Mexican Prosecutor's Office
June 2 (UPI) -- Mexican investigators discovered 45 bags containing human remains in a ravine near Guadalajara in Jalisco state.
The bodies were discovered in the Mirador del Bosque ravine as police searched for seven call-center employees who went missing in Zapopan last month.
"Personnel from the different areas of the prosecutor's office carry out various operations to locate and search for the young people reported missing," the prosecutor's office said in a press statement Friday. "The investigative police managed to obtain information on the possible location of evidence in an area of difficult access."
The prosecutor's office for Jalisco state said authorities had received a tip about the missing employees, which lead them to the location of the body parts, none of which have been identified as belonging to the missing seven so far.
The prosecutor's office said the search for the missing seven employees is ongoing as teams work to determine how many body parts were left in the ravine and who they belonged to.
"In coordination with elements of the Zapopan Civil Protection and Fire Department, rescue work has been carried out since yesterday afternoon to extract the bags with the evidence," officials said.
Kidnappings in Jalisco are common, as cartels, including the Jalisco New Generation cartel, frequently engage in inter-cartel violence and attacks on civilians.
U.S. officials have called the JNGC "the most technologically advanced, sophisticated, heavily-armed, dangerous, and feared criminal organization in the world."
About 100,000 people have gone missing in Mexico since 1964, with an overwhelming majority of the disappearances happening after 2007.
Mexican police arrest 14-year-old 'El Chapito' for killing eight
By Darryl Coote
Nine people were arrested last weekend, including a 14-year-old boy on accusations of killing eight people in January.
March 17 (UPI) -- Mexican authorities have arrested a 14-year-old boy nicknamed "El Chapito" after the infamous Mexican drug lord on accusations of being involved in the shooting deaths of eight people.
The nation's Public Safety Department announced the arrest Thursday in a statement.
Authorities said the unidentified boy was one of two people who opened fire on a family celebrating a birthday in the Fundidores neighborhood of Chimalhuacan, a city just northeast of Mexico City, killing eight people and injuring seven others, including a 3-year-old child.
Police said the boy was among nine people arrested during a 12-hour operation between late March 10 and early Saturday in Chimalhuacan and nearby Nezahualcoyotl city.
One other person was charged in connection to the shooting while the rest were charged with drug-related crimes, the department said.
While the adults were taken to the Neza-Bordo Penitentiary and Social Reintegration Center, the teenager was placed at the disposal of a specialized control judge in the Comprehensive Criminal Justice System for Adolescents, it said.
"El Chapo," whose real name is Joaquin Guzman, resides in a Colorado prison where he is serving a life sentence after being convicted of numerous chargers in connection to his position as the leader of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel.
It is not wholly uncommon for teenagers to commit such violent crimes in the country. In the early 2010s, a 14-year-old boy nicknamed "El Ponchis" was arrested and charged with being a hitman for a Mexican drug cartel.
What a great country, eh? No wonder everyone wants to leave.
No comments:
Post a Comment