Jalisco authorities report clandestine hospital tied to alleged CJNG recruits

Infobae México reports that authorities in Jalisco found a property in Tecalitlán that allegedly functioned as a clandestine medical site for people forcibly recruited by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Infobae México says the Fiscalía General del Estado de Jalisco released eight injured men from the property, while one of nine people found there had a missing-person report; the other eight had not been formally reported missing by their families. These claims remain attributed to the outlet and the authorities it cites, and the allegations have not been independently verified in this Wire item.

Photographs described by Infobae México show cramped rooms with damaged mattresses, water containers, orthopedic boots, crutches, food supplies, and altars to Santa Muerte. The outlet reports that prosecutor Salvador González de los Santos said at least two of the people used walking aids and that others had undergone surgery involving pins for their injuries. The prosecutor also said investigators were still trying to determine who provided specialized medical care. Infobae México further reports that authorities found suspected drug material, a scale, tactical boots, ammunition, medicines, and orthopedic equipment.

The property also included an area where Fiscalía personnel used ground-penetrating radar, although the specific purpose of that search had not been publicly confirmed in the source material. A reference in the report to a prior hospital allegedly linked to CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” is presented as background based on earlier intelligence information, not as a new finding from this operation. The source does not establish criminal liability for every person mentioned, and the investigation was continuing.