The men were convicted of killing one person and disappearing two others at a ranch in Jalisco state, where the authorities found piles of shoes, clothing and hundreds of personal items.
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Mexican Mayor Implicated in Drug Cartel Ranch Inquiry
The mayor of Teuchitlán is the first government official to have been arrested in connection with the case. Prosecutors accuse him of colluding with the cartel.
No Evidence of Cremations at Mexican Ranch, Attorney General Says
Mexico’s top prosecutor said the ranch, which some groups searching for missing relatives had called an “extermination camp,” had been used by a cartel for training and recruiting.
Clues From Inside an ‘Extermination Camp’ Promise Despair and Hope
The discovery of an “extermination camp” outside a small village in Mexico has sent families searching for their missing loved ones into a mix of turmoil and hope for answers.
In Mexico, a Grisly Discovery of Piles of Shoes, Ovens and Human Remains
The authorities are investigating the discovery of cremation ovens, human remains, piles of shoes and other personal effects at an abandoned ranch outside Guadalajara.
Mexican Reporter Gunned Down, Even With a Security Detail at His Side
Alejandro Martínez had received so many threats that the Mexican government appointed him protection. On Sunday, he was shot and killed and his bodyguards wounded.
How Fentanyl Laid Waste to Guatemala’s Time-Worn Opium Trade
Reshaping the drug war in one of Central America’s most lawless corners, the fentanyl boom has devastated the trade in opium poppies used to make heroin.
A Mexican Drug Cartel Targets Retirees and Their Timeshares
One of Mexico’s most violent criminal groups, Jalisco New Generation, runs call centers that offer to buy retirees’ vacation properties. Then, it empties its victims’ bank accounts.
She Looked for Her Missing Brother. Now, People Are Looking for Her.
The violent abduction of volunteer searcher Lorenza Cano is yet another fresh wound for the hundreds of mothers looking for Mexico’s missing.
How Ecuador’s Neighbors Unleashed Drug Violence on Its Soil
A presidential candidate’s assassination has focused global attention on the country’s extraordinary bloodshed fueled by powerful international and domestic crime groups.