Overview

• Investigators uncovered 383 complete and six partial embalmed corpses stacked in a Ciudad Juárez crematorium, some preserved for up to four years
• Operator Jose Luis Arellano Cuaron and an employee were arrested on July 2 and charged with improper disposal of remains
• The Chihuahua prosecutor’s office is reviewing possible additional offenses under health regulations and investigating whether any bodies are linked to homicides
• State officials traced most of the remains to six local funeral homes accused of misusing their cremation permits and supplying families with ashes instead of bodies
• Authorities have set up identification procedures asking relatives to provide official ID and descriptions of their loved ones’ last attire to claim their remains