Ceci Flores, leader of the Sonora searchers, confirmed the discovery of at least three bodies in the rural area of Miguel Alemán, Hermosillo.
The Searching Mothers of Sonora collective reported on Saturday, July 12, the discovery of a camp with at least three graves containing human remains and more than 200 items of clothing inside, during a search in the rural area of Hermosillo, Sonora.
The founder of the collective, Cecilia Flores, shared photographs of the discovery on social media, showing corpses, skulls, and a row of dusty clothing items on a plot of land located in the town of Miguel Alemán, in the Sonoran capital.
Ceci Flores, who is searching for her sons Alejandro Guadalupe Islas and Marco Antonio Sauceda, who disappeared in 2015 and 2019, respectively, indicated that four male bodies have been found so far.
“We don’t know how many more children are hidden here, but I can tell you that there are dozens of shell casings from long and short guns, areas that could be used as crematoriums due to the charred bones we found, as well as many clothes and shoes,” the mother added.
On the group’s Facebook page, the searchers broadcast live footage of the search, which began on Friday. They are seen digging the earth with their hands, picks, and shovels, accompanied by some police officers, in an area surrounded by houses.
For its part, the Sonora Prosecutor’s Office added that “several spent firearm cartridges were also found at the site,” and that the search extended to a neighboring property.
“The initial investigations conducted by the investigating police indicate that the site was occupied by a group of armed individuals,” it stated.
According to the investigation, the armed group abandoned the site in September 2024 due to an operation carried out by authorities in the area, the agency concluded.
In Mexico, there are more than 130,000 missing and unaccounted for people, according to data from the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons (RNPDNO), which has been tracking disappearances since the 1950s.
Source: El Financiero
