A survivor told the leader of the collective that when they arrived at the Izaguirre ranch, there were more than 200 people. The routine at the site included extreme exercises such as crawling under barbed wire, carrying heavy tires, paintball training, chopping wood, and digging the earth, among other activities. The conditions were extreme due to the lack of food, physical abuse, fatigue, and constant threat. According to the victim's testimony, they slept packed in a shed with a metal roof and only one blanket for ten people. Clothing was shared, and the leftovers were kept in garbage bags when someone died. Victims were recruited at the ranch and then sent to other states to participate in confrontations, where they underwent more advanced training with ex-military. At that stage, they no longer used paintball guns, but real ammunition. The Izaguirre ranch operated as a clandestine recruitment center for organized crime, specifically the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, where recruits were forced to become active members of the criminal organization. Victims were lured with false job offers on social media and transported to the ranch under false pretenses. During the investigation, homemade training devices, clothing, notebooks with recruitment data were found, and it was confirmed that the number of charred bodies was incalculable. Instructors arrived drunk, and those who did not pass the tests were killed in what they called 'the slaughterhouse,' where their bodies were incinerated in rudimentary ovens. Authorities have promised to investigate thoroughly to determine responsibilities. The Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco collective found three clandestine ovens, burnt remains of people, clothing, footwear, drugs, santería items, and remains of metal handcuffs at the ranch. Testimonies reveal that this recruitment center operated for at least three years with a constant rotation of victims. Training conditions were inhumane, with fights among recruits and beatings by instructors.
