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Relatives in Ciudad Juárez Demand Federal Oversight in Plenitud Crematorium Scandal

Families in Ciudad Juárez presented a 12-point petition demanding federal takeover after state prosecutors identified only 11 bodies

Protestan familiares de víctimas de crematorio en Ciudad Juárez
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La Fiscalía de Chihuahua detuvo a Roberto Isacc “N”, segundo implicado en el caso de la funeraria Del Carmen, que seguía operando pese a estar clausurada.

Overview

  • About 80 families demonstrated in Ciudad Juárez, delivering a 12-point petition to state prosecutors calling for transparency and federal intervention.
  • Demonstrators urged the Fiscalía General de la República to take charge of the investigation over distrust in Chihuahua’s state attorney and Coespris regulatory oversight.
  • The Chihuahua state attorney has identified 11 of 386 bodies found at the Plenitud crematorium and returned nine sets of remains to families.
  • Investigators have detained multiple suspects, including funeral home owner Nancy Arriaga and her son “El Teto,” along with the manager of Funeraria Del Carmen.
  • More than 1,650 families have registered for case updates and seven fraud complaints have been filed as forensic teams use rehydration techniques to process decomposed remains.