New grave found in Mexicali Valley
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana
What happened
ZETA reported that search groups and authorities found a grave with human remains near Miguel Alemán on November 2. Search groups counted 25 graves in the area; official recovery figures had not been updated.
Reporting and context
Search groups and authorities found a clandestine grave containing human remains near Miguel Alemán in the Mexicali Valley on November 2, according to ZETA Tijuana. The search groups said the discovery brought the number of graves found in that area to 25.
ZETA Tijuana reported that the search involved volunteers and authorities from all three levels of government. The site lies near the boundary between Mexicali, Baja California, and San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora.
A buried body was found amid vegetation, and searchers suspected that additional skeletal remains could be present at the same location. Authorities cordoned off the site to continue their work. Recovered remains were placed on a blue tarp while the search proceeded, the outlet reported.
Search activity in the area resumed at the beginning of 2026. Since then, searchers have found clandestine graves, skeletal remains and burned vehicles, ZETA said. Its report also mentioned Justo Martín, who disappeared in September 2026, among recent cases associated with searches in the area; it did not identify the newly recovered remains as his.
The Baja California state prosecutor's office had not updated its figures for human remains recovered in the Mexicali Valley at the time of the report. The search groups' figure of 25 refers to graves in the area, rather than an official tally of victims or the number of bodies recovered in this latest search.
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana.