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Court Sentences 10 Jalisco Cartel Gunmen to 141 Years Each

The ruling follows prosecutors' presentation of evidence of kidnappings at the Izaguirre Ranch training site, where human remains were discovered.

FILE - Police stand guard outside the entrance of the Izaguirre Ranch where skeletal remains were discovered in Teuchitlan, Jalisco state, Mexico, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandra Leyva, File)
The Izaguirre Ranch in western Mexico believed to have been used as a cartel forced recruitment center
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Overview

  • Each defendant received 141 years and three months in prison for one count of homicide and two counts of kidnapping.
  • The gunmen were arrested in September during a military operation at Izaguirre Ranch, which freed two captives and uncovered a body.
  • Activist searchers with Guerreros Buscadores reported finding charred bones, clothing and personal items at the ranch in March.
  • Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch detailed how recruits were lured by fake job offers, trained with firearms and killed if they resisted.
  • The United Nations Human Rights Office and civil society groups are calling for independent, transparent investigations despite official denials of an 'extermination camp' label.