Investigation of ranch in western Mexico reveals some details of Jalisco cartel’s operations
- In September 2024, a ranch in Teuchitlan, Mexico, was discovered, leading to an investigation into the Jalisco cartel's operations.
- The Jalisco cartel split from the Sinaloa cartel after the 2010 death of Sinaloa capo Ignacio Coronel Villarreal.
- Authorities found skeletal remains and clothing; family members raised alarms, and they detained three local police officers allegedly tied to disappearances.
- The U.S. Offered a $15 million reward for Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes' capture; he leads the cartel, with 19,000 members and a presence in 21 Mexican states.
- The Jalisco cartel uses tactics like forced recruitment and fake job offers to expand, often with local authorities' complicity, solidifying its power.
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El Mencho show: The glorification of violence in Mexico
Last month, a group of hooded men identifying themselves with the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) recorded a video about the Izaguirre ranch, the cartel’s alleged recruitment and extermination site, which was exposed by a collective of mothers searching for their missing children.Seguir leyendo
Promises of high-paying work used to lure public into ranch where they are forced to join Mexican cartel
The renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico, where authorities say the Jalisco New Generation Cartel trained recruits, has revealed some details about how one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels operates.

Jalisco cartel lures recruits with fake jobs through social platforms and kills those who resist
The renewed investigation of a ranch in western Mexico where authorities say the Jalisco New Generation Cartel trained recruits has revealed some details about how one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels operates.
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