A bone-chilling “extermination camp” was unearthed near the city of Guadalajara, Mexico. Hundreds of burnt bone fragments were discovered in the area where underground ovens were found. The camp is known to be affiliated with Mexican cartels. A civilian search group made a disturbing finding near Guadalajara, Mexico. Despite authorities raiding the area months ago, they failed to uncover the graves, sparking outrage. According to the American newspaper Washington Post, tips had been circulating on a Facebook page for months. Messages indicated a mass grave hidden in a village outside of Guadalajara. Mexico has been grappling with a crisis of disappearances for years, with reports of over 110,000 missing people. Families of the missing have uncovered hundreds of graves filled with bodies. The newly discovered site is believed to be another burial ground. Following anonymous tips, Indira Navarro, head of the group searching for the missing in the state of Jalisco, along with dozens of relatives of victims, began investigating an abandoned farm outside La Estanzuela on March 5. They dug three underground ovens and found hundreds of burnt bone fragments, including skulls, fingers, and teeth. This place is referred to as an “extermination camp” by Mexicans. What shocked Mexicans the most were the piles of shoes found in the area. According to WP, there were stacks of shoes, with estimates exceeding 200 pairs. Former Chief Justice of the Mexican Supreme Court Jose Ramon Cossio remarked, “Of course, this situation immediately evokes the conditions in Auschwitz.” This discovery, which stunned Mexicans, made headlines in the news. Citizens, the Catholic Church, and lawyers reacted to the situation. Since the Mexican army launched attacks against crime groups creating their private armies with U.S. support in 2008, the country has been rocked by extreme violence incidents. Several extermination camps have been found in Mexico, and mass graves are discovered almost weekly. However, the area in Jalisco sparked a particular horror. The camp represents an indicator of how deeply crime groups have penetrated the Mexican economy. These groups not only smuggle drugs to the U.S. but also extort businesses, “tax” human traffickers, and manage a broad network of illicit goods from fuel to firewood. Since the discovery of the camp, several individuals provided detailed accounts of what happened there to Navarro and the Mexican media. They claimed to have arrived in the Guadalajara region expecting to meet with employers but were instead taken to the farm and forced to undergo military-style training. They recounted that those who did not follow orders or failed were killed and their bodies dismembered. Others died from thirst or beatings. They were forced to dig pits and then build makeshift ovens from bricks and stones. Some narratives suggest that many at the camp were taken against their will, while others voluntarily began working for the criminal organization. Crime groups have grown so large that they have become major employers in Mexico. They have to constantly replenish their workforce as employees are killed or thrown in jail. A study published in 2023 by Mexican and Italian researchers stated that “to prevent their collapse, it is essential to hire 350 to 370 people weekly.” One reason the discovery of the camp sparked such outrage was that officials were already aware of its existence. Authorities claim that national guards raided the farm last September, arresting 10 people, rescuing two abducted individuals, and discovering a body wrapped in plastic. State prosecutor Salvador Gonzalez de los Santos stated that 10 government employees were scouring the area at the time using excavators and dogs but did not find any other bodies. He said they could not “inspect the entire farm” due to its vast size.