Overview
- Activists say construction workers in Las Agujas first uncovered remains, with roughly 290 bags recovered there since 2022.
- Collectives report about 130 bodies found in a cemetery near Estadio Akron and additional remains in Nextipac, Plan de la Noria, Arroyo Hondo and Tlaquepaque.
- The recovered material includes complete bodies, dismembered remains and skeletal fragments, with some burials believed to be recent.
- Search groups accuse the state forensic institute of delays, lost evidence and poor transparency, and they report threats against forensic personnel.
- Mexico’s national search commission recorded 471 people reported missing in Jalisco from January 1 to November 17, 2025, while activists link the broader crisis to CJNG’s violent activity.