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Chihuahua Launches Statewide Funeral-Home Inspections After Juárez Crematorium Scandal

Only two dozen bodies have been fully identified to date, prompting relatives to occupy toll booths at the Santa Fe bridge to demand transparency.

Overview

  • Investigations have identified just 27 of the 386 bodies found at Crematorio Plenitud, with 13 remains returned to families following specialized tissue-hydration fingerprint recovery.
  • The state health regulator Coespris has suspended two funeral homes and the Plenitud crematorium pending sanitation compliance under its new inspection operation.
  • Authorities uncovered three additional bodies at a property linked to Funeraria Del Carmen, raising fears of more clandestine burial sites.
  • Relatives and activists from Justicia para Nuestros Deudos have occupied the Puente Internacional Santa Fe toll booths to press officials for faster answers and federal oversight.
  • The UN human rights office in Mexico has urged authorities to carry out an effective investigation that meets international standards.