For Mexican families looking for their missing loved ones, the harsh discovery of what is called an “extinct” site with human remains and ovens, and their worst fears could be true.
Mexican authorities are currently investigating the site in western Jalisco, and last week the volunteers were first discovered by a group of volunteers who were thought to have been used by one of the local cartels known as the new generation Jalisco cartel.
Within that iron gate there was an increasing amount of fear, including cremated eggs, bone fragments, hundreds of shoes, clothing, and even children's toys.
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The photo, released by the Jalisco State Attorney General's office, shows shoes from Izagir Ranch, where skeletal ruins were discovered in the city of Teucitlan, Mexico, on March 11th. (Jalisco State Attorney General's Office via the AP)
“They looked at their shoes and 'it looks like what I was wearing when my missing relative disappeared,” one of the volunteers, Luz Toscano, told BBC News.
The ranch near the village of Teucitlan was attacked by Mexican authorities last September, and did not find or reveal the discovery of human remains.
At the time of the attack, 10 arrests were made, two hostages were released and their bodies were found wrapped in plastic.
After authorities began a search this week, they also said they had found almost 100 shell casings.
National Guard officers visit Izagir Ranch while security guards stand. There, on March 5th, I found a three-person crematorium oven while searching for a missing relative in the La Estanzuela community in Teucitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)
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None of the bodies have been identified and the number is yet to be known, but the number of individual items remaining is around 700.
“The number of casualties that could have been buried there is a huge amount of,” said Eduardo Guerrero, a security analyst in Mexico City. “And it resurfaced the nightmare reminder that Mexico is plagued by a massive grave.”
On March 5, he was a member of the work of Guerreros Buscador on three human crematoriums found while searching for relatives at Izagir Ranch in the Rattanzuela community in Teutilan, Jalisco, Mexico. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)
Based on anonymous hints, the discovery ruled the headlines, shocked the country that was hit by massive graves, and encouraged citizens to call on authorities to crack down on cartel violence.
There are 120,000 people in Mexico who have “forcedly disappeared.”
According to BBC News, Jalisco State Gov. Pablo Lemus spoke to critics this week in a video message to critics in a video message.
The Spanish notebook, “My Love, if one day I won't come back, please remember how much I love you” can be found at Izagir Ranch in the La Estanzuela community. (Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images)
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The Teucitlan ranch, about 37 miles (60 km) west of Guadalajara, was said to have been used as a training base for cartel recruits when the National Guard discovered it last September.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
