The mayor of a small Mexican town has been accused of colluding with one of the country’s most violent drug cartels to operate a recruitment and training center that was uncovered in March. The mayor, José Asunción Murguía Santiago was…
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No Evidence of Cremations at Mexican Ranch, Attorney General Says
An abandoned ranch in western Mexico that groups searching for missing relatives had claimed was an “extermination camp” — because of discarded personal items and burned remains found there — was a training hub for a major cartel, Mexico’s attorney…
Clues From Inside an ‘Extermination Camp’ Promise Despair and Hope
Irma González recognized the gray backpack in the photo. It was the same one her son had used for high school and the one he had taken with him for his first job three years ago, just before he vanished.…
In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains
A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico. When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they…
In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains
A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico. When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they…