Jalisco property tied to alleged CJNG hospital investigated
Publimetro México reports that authorities are investigating a Tecalitlán property where eight men were reportedly freed and six people detained during a search tied to a missing young man; officials are examining alleged medical care, injuries, supplies and possible crimes, while the CJNG link remains under investigation.
Publimetro México reports that authorities in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, are investigating a property described in public reports as a clandestine hospital linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. Publimetro México says the site was found during the search for a 20-year-old man who disappeared after responding to an alleged job offer, and that eight men were freed while six people were detained. The account says the men, ages 16 to 43 and from several Mexican states, were allegedly being held against their will.
According to the source account, investigators found medicines, orthopedic boots, crutches and other medical supplies, along with alleged marijuana, a gram scale, tactical footwear and 100 rounds of 5.56 x 45 ammunition. Some of the men reportedly had injuries requiring specialized treatment, including indications of surgical procedures, prompting the Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office to investigate who provided medical care and under what circumstances. The report says authorities are examining whether doctors, nurses or paramedics worked at the property or were forced to provide services.
Omar García Harfuch said the property was used mainly as a place where people injured in organized-crime violence could recover, rather than as a formal hospital, according to the source. The report says the investigation also concerns the disappearance of the young man, the operation of the site and the possible involvement of people detained in connection with alleged human-trafficking and disappearance offenses; their responsibility has not been established. Publimetro México presents the CJNG connection and the circumstances of the medical care as matters under investigation, not as adjudicated facts.