Bodies of 34 people unearthed during construction work in the Mexican region torn by the violence of the poster

The Mexican authorities discovered the bodies of 34 people in a massive grave in a western region destroyed by the violence of the poster, the state prosecutor’s office said Thursday.

The remains were found during the construction work in Zapopan in the state of Jalisco, home of one of the most powerful drug cartels in the country, said prosecutor Salvador González to a press conference.

Radar and body dogs in penetration were used to search for bodies after the initial discovery in February, he said.

The criminal groups in the Latin American nation often bury their victims in unmarked tombs, or incinerate them so that they will not leave a trace.

Jalisco is one of the Mexican regions most affected by a crisis of missing persons that has seen more than 127,000 people disappear.

The State is a strength of Jalisco New Generation poster, One of the drug trafficking groups classified by the administration of President Donald Trump as a terrorist organization.

The Jalisco poster has been accused of using false job ads to attract new members and torture and kill recruits who resist. In March, a group of people looking for missing relatives found Carbonized bones, shoes and clothes In a suspected training for the poster.

The poster is led by Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, which is better known as “The Mencho.” Washington has offered a $ 15 million reward for information that leads to its capture.

Criminal violence has gained around 480,000 lives throughout Mexico since 2006.

Hundreds of tombs have been discovered throughout the country. One of the Bigger masses in Mexico It was reported in 2017 when more than 250 skulls were found in what appears to be a drug cemetery in the poster on the outskirts of the city of Veracruz.

More recently, in January, at least 56 BodieS were discovered in unmarked mass tombs in northern Mexico, not far from the border of the United States.

He month before thatThe Mexican authorities discovered 12 bodies buried in clandestine tombs in the state of Chihuahua in northern Mexico. There were also 12 other bodies in several tombs about two hours from Ciudad Juárez, which is located across the border from El Paso, Texas.

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