Mexico's attorney general, Alejandro Gertz, said on Tuesday (April 29) that the ranch in Teuchtitlan, Mexico's Jalisco state, where human remains, piles of clothes and weapons were found last month, was a longstanding operation and training site for organized crime. - REUTERS
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00:00This is the so-called Ranch of Horror, a long-standing operation and training site for organized crime,
00:08Mexico's Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said on Tuesday.
00:14We have thoroughly proven that it was a recruitment, training and operation center for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
00:22This is confirmed by confessions, testimonies and documents.
00:33The breadth of this information is absolutely undeniable.
00:40The ranch was discovered in March, along with human remains, piles of clothes and weapons.
00:46Gertz said a large number of warheads, casings and equipment used to train people were also found at the ranch.
00:53Its discovery comes as bloody cartel violence continues to hit Mexico.
00:58Jalisco is one of the states with the highest number of reported missing persons, according to official data.
01:03Authorities have accused the Jalisco New Generation Cartel of forcibly recruiting young people.
01:09Of course, we will pursue those who have been covering up or participating.
01:15The links between those who have covered up, participated and those we have proven to be using this operations center
01:24will inevitably lead to criminal charges.
01:30This will happen, obviously.
01:35Last week, gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed two members of a civil search organization that discovered the site.
01:42The suspects have not been identified.
01:45The suspects have not been identified.