The intervention was ordered by a control judge and derived from a specific investigation line, not from a fortuitous finding, according to the local prosecution.
The identification unit of deceased people has managed to establish the five victims identity: four men and a woman, who had already been reported as missing.
The search order was granted on May 22 and executed at 6.50 on May 23, with the participation of Public Ministry personnel, experts Criminalists, archaeologists, forensic anthropologists, canine binomials and criminal investigation agents.
The intervened property, located in Irapuato, He was uninhabited And he was insured with the tactical support of the Special Reaction and Intervention Group (Geri), an elite team of the Prosecutor’s Office.
During the initial inspection 16 lifeless bodies were located In different states of decomposition: 11 men, two women and three people whose sex has not yet been determined.
The diligence continued on May 24 from 12.16, with Heavy machinery support and specialists in Forensic Archeology.
Almost four hours later, the authorities found a body in advanced skeletonization statewhich raised to 17 the total number of bodies found.
The operation concluded at 7:05 p.m. formal assurance of the property.
Among the objects seized by the authorities are Four knives, five machetes, two peaks, four blades and various clothing and footwear, which are already analyzed by forensic laboratories.
The Attorney General of the State of Guanajuato reported: “It will continue its efforts to clarify the facts, locate those who are still there to return home and Offer clear and worthy answers to their families”
The authorities stressed that the operation was carried out in accordance with due process, with a human rights perspective and in close inter -institutional coordination.
The finding underlines the dimension of the crisis of disappearances that the country is going through, with more than 125 thousand reports of missing people.
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