The Attorney General's Office of the State of Tamaulipas has denied the existence of a clandestine crematory or 'site of extermination' in Reynosa, after a search collective for the disappeared reported the discovery of a location with those characteristics. In a statement, the Attorney General's Office explained that it is an under-construction branch of a funeral services company, although it confirmed the finding of bone remains in three locations in Reynosa.
On the other hand, the collective 'Love for the Disappeared' reported the discovery of several burned human remains showing signs of 'extreme violence' in a land near a highway in Reynosa that leads to Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo León. The organization shared on social media the finding of 14 concentrations of human bone remains with thermal exposure in the area.
The Attorney General's Office mentioned that after inspecting the marked area, construction materials and an oven-type box with funeral symbols were found, confirming that it is a black work of a funeral home and not a clandestine crematory. Additionally, in other search efforts, fragments of bone remains were discovered in three areas of Reynosa.
Edith González, president of the collective, revealed that in recent years, they have located a total of 19 alleged extermination centers in the northern part of the country, including the recent finding in Reynosa, which have been reported to the authorities without receiving an immediate response.
It is worth mentioning that there was recent information about the discovery of graves and clandestine crematories on a property in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, attributed to a drug cartel. This case is being investigated by the Attorney General's Office of the Republic and has raised concerns amid the increasing number of missing persons in Mexico, which amounts to over 120,000 according to the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons.
