Authorities investigate alleged CJNG hospital

Tribuna Sonora reports that Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said authorities are investigating a clandestine hospital in Tecalitlán, southern Jalisco, which the report describes as allegedly operated by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, or CJNG. The account says the property was searched in coordination with Mexico’s federal Attorney General’s Office after an investigation stemming from the disappearance of a 20-year-old man. Tribuna Sonora reports that authorities rescued eight people, including a teenager, and that several of those rescued showed signs of recent surgery or used orthopedic devices.

According to the report, Harfuch said the site was used to provide medical care and recovery space for injured members of organized-crime groups. The Jalisco Prosecutor’s Office had previously linked the property to the CJNG, while the state prosecutor, Salvador González de los Santos, described the criminal cell as operating in Jalisco and Michoacán. The report says six people—five men and one woman—were arrested and face charges related to disappearance by private individuals and human trafficking; those are reported charges, not court findings.

Tribuna Sonora reports that investigators seized narcotics, medicines, orthopedic equipment, tactical boots, 100 rifle cartridges and a scale during the inspection. Authorities also documented mattresses, Santa Muerte altars and a mural associated by the source with Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho.” The rescued people were taken to Guadalajara for medical care and family reunification, while prosecutors said the investigation and interagency coordination would continue.