Jalisco property tied to alleged CJNG hospital investigated
Infobae México reports that authorities found eight men at a Tecalitlán property and detained six people during an investigation tied to a missing 20-year-old; officials are examining alleged organized-crime medical care, injuries, supplies and the property's possible CJNG connection.
Infobae México reports that Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, said authorities are investigating a property in Tecalitlán, Jalisco, that was allegedly used to treat wounded people connected to organized crime. Infobae México says the search followed an investigation into the July 21 disappearance of a 20-year-old man who had traveled toward an alleged job at a ranch, and that authorities found eight men at the property, including a minor. The source says the men were reportedly held against their will and included people from Mexico City, Guerrero, Michoacán and Sinaloa.
According to the report, the operation was carried out by Jalisco’s prosecutor’s office for missing persons with the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, the National Guard and the Defense Secretariat. Authorities reportedly detained five men and one woman, ages 21 to 48, and placed them at the disposal of judicial authorities over their probable responsibility for alleged human trafficking and disappearance offenses; the source does not report any conviction. Investigators also reportedly secured medicines, orthopedic supplies, three pairs of crutches, tactical boots, suspected drug material, a scale and 100 rounds of 5.56 x 45-millimeter ammunition. The report says at least two rescued men needed walking supports, while other injuries appeared to have received specialized treatment, leading investigators to examine who provided medical care.
Harfuch said the property was more a place where injured people from organized crime were taken to recover than a formal hospital, according to Infobae México. The source says Jalisco authorities had previously indicated an alleged link to the CJNG, while Harfuch did not publicly confirm the group’s identity in his remarks. Infobae México also describes photographs of the search and says investigators used ground-penetrating radar in a marked area, but the specific purpose of that survey was not publicly confirmed. The operation, the identity of any medical personnel and the full role of the property remain under investigation.