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One recruit who reportedly survived the Jalisco cartel ranch said those who refused or tried to escape were beaten, tortured and killed.
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One recruit who reportedly survived the Jalisco cartel ranch said those who refused or tried to escape were beaten, tortured and killed.
Charred bones and hundreds of articles of clothing and other personal effects were found at a location dubbed by local media as the "ranch of horror."
Cristian Fernando Gutierrez-Ochoa — the son-in-law of Jalisco New Generation cartel leader "El Mencho" — was arrested in Riverside, California, officials said.
The violence in Jalisco is blamed chiefly on the Jalisco Nueva Generacion Cartel (CJNG), one of Mexico's most powerful and violent criminal groups.
The victims -- three women and nine men -- were found on roads, bridges and avenues, and one was dismembered, officials said.
Mexican drug cartels frequently use bulletproof vehicles, as well as military-grade weapons.
The video revived memories of the most horrifying instances of drug cartel brutality, in which kidnap victims were forced to kill each other.
Monica De Leon Barba was kidnapped last November while walking her dog in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico.
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