Prosecutor Heredia Links La Curva Site to Rancho Izaguirre Case as Search Collectives and Rights Groups Voice Alarm.

On October 3, Nayarit Attorney General Elvia Heredia publicly confirmed the discovery of a clandestine grave and a makeshift structure designed for the intensive burning of human bodies in the town of La Curva.

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“Preliminary investigations indicate that those responsible had used a metal drum fueled with a mixture of diesel, gasoline and soap, a substance that allegedly helped the fuel adhere to the victims. Later, the bone remains were scattered in nearby areas to make their location more difficult,” the outlet ZetaTijuana reported.

In statements to the press, Prosecutor Heredia drew a parallel between the current discovery and the Rancho Izaguirre case in Jalisco, which is linked to disappearances and criminal violence. “We have another version of Rancho Izaguirre: they are burning them,” she said.

“The comparison has generated concern among search collectives and human rights organizations due to the similarities in the methods of hiding victims that authorities are currently investigating,” ZetaTijuana commented.

Autoridades y colectivos de madres buscadoras procesan un terreno en la localidad de La Curva, municipio de Xalisco, Nayarit, donde operaba un presunto centro de 3xtermin1o e incineración del cr1men org4nizado.

Reportera: Karla Méndez #ExcélsiorDigital #Noticia #Nayarit pic.twitter.com/UpVwk9ojZr

— Excélsior (@Excelsior) October 7, 2026

The text reads, “Authorities and organizations of seeking mothers are processing a plot in the town of La Curva, municipality of Xalisco, Nayarit, where an alleged organized crime’s center of extermination and incineration operated. Reporter: Karla Mendez.”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ordered Interior Secretary Rosa Rodriguez to establish contact with state authorities and send personnel from the National Search Commission (CNB) to verify what was found.

“We still don’t know. We cannot officially say what was found until the Search Commission arrives and does its work,” she said during her morning news conference on Thursday.

So far, authorities have not specified the number of possible victims or announced genetic identifications. The new discovery comes amid Mexico’s disappearance crisis, where authorities have registered more than 132,500 people as disappeared or unlocated.

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Sources: EFE – ZetaTijuana

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