The Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported on the progress of the investigation into the property known as Rancho Izaguirre, in Teuchitlán, Jalisco, while reiterating that the site was used as a training field by a criminal organization, in reference to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). In a public message released on Monday, Ulises Lara, prosecutor for the Investigation of Relevant Matters, detailed that on April 10, a visit to the property was carried out by members of collectives searching for missing persons, with judicial authorization, within the framework of a still-active search warrant. According to the official, since March 2025, when the FGR became aware of the facts, multidisciplinary teams of experts have worked uninterruptedly on processing the site. In that context, he reiterated that, “from the lines of investigation being followed, it emerged that Rancho Izaguirre was used as a training field, operated by a criminal organization”. During the procedure, he explained, the members of the collectives participated as observers in previously processed areas. “Information was provided to the members of the collectives, who participated as observers in the previously processed areas, without carrying out prospecting activities aimed at searching for new clues,” he indicated. This came after last week, members of search collectives in Jalisco reported the alleged discovery of new clues on the property. The Prosecutor's Office stated that these actions were carried out under security measures to guarantee the integrity of the evidence, the chain of custody, and the preservation of the investigation. Likewise, a technical presentation was given by a forensic anthropology expert from the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), explaining the progress in processing the property. Lara added that Public Ministry agents provided information on the actions carried out within the investigation file, while the clues found continue to be analyzed by the Federal Forensic Expert Center (CFPF). “The Attorney General's Office reiterates its commitment to the victims and society to clarify the facts, as well as to guarantee the right to truth and justice,” stated the prosecutor, who assured that they will continue to report on the progress. Collective rejects official version On March 6, the collective Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco rejected the official version that reduces what happened at Rancho Izaguirre to a training center. In a public statement, the families indicated that there are elements within the investigation itself that point to more serious facts, including homicides and processes of incinerating human remains. “Reducing what happened in that place solely to a training or forced recruitment center is to ignore a fundamental part of what really happened there,” they expressed. The collective also questioned the progress reported by the FGR, stating that it corresponds only to surface work and that the deep processing of the property has been stopped since last July. They also affirmed that in ministerial statements there are testimonies about systematic murders at the site. “There was violence, there was pain, and there was death in that place. Many people lost their lives there,” they maintained. The families added that there are records and technical analyses that describe possible processes of incinerating human remains using materials and chemicals capable of maintaining high temperatures, as well as the discovery of a body and the use of firearms exclusive to the Army. The collective reiterated that its work responds to the search for missing persons and not to political interests, while calling on President Claudia Sheinbaum to listen to the families. “A year after these events, the least Mexico deserves is the complete truth. The truth cannot be buried,” they concluded.
