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Thomas Graham in Mexico City

Secret ovens and human remains: grisly Mexico killing site spotlights forced disappearances

A police officer guards access to the ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco state, Mexico, on 11 March.
A police officer guards access to the ranch in Teuchitlán, Jalisco state, Mexico, on 11 March. Photograph: Alfredo Moya/AP

The shoes and backpacks, arranged in neat rows, make it look almost like a school cloakroom. But the ranch where they were found is an alleged training camp and killing site for Mexico’s Jalisco cartel.

The discovery by activists of underground ovens and 200 pairs of shoes in what they call an “extermination camp” has horrified Mexico, sparking protests across the country.

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