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Find More than 16 Clandestine Pits in Sonoyta Desert Zone, Sonora

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At least 16 clandestine graves and bone remains belonging to more than 20 people were located in an area of the Sonoyta desert, municipality of General Plutarco Elías Calles, during a search day carried out by the group Searching for Jonah of Puerto Peñasco. According to the collective, 16 graves were found on the site, although some were empty, in addition to bone remains scattered on the surface. Based on its preliminary record, the finding am…
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Bone remains have an age of 5 to 10 years: FGJE Santiago García C.16 Marzo, 2026. Hermosillo, Sonora.- A three-day day that took place at a point in the Desert of Plutarco Elías Calles, human bone remains were located in several graves by authorities and the Collective “Searching for Jonah” of Puerto Peñasco. The search activity began on March 11 in the search of the young Pedro Marcos León López, disappeared on February 22, 2023. “While the pro…

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A clandestine cemetery in the desert near Sonoyta.

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A clandestine cemetery in the desert near Sonoyta.

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Plutarco Elías Calles, Sonora, March 16, 2026.- The Attorney General's Office of Justice of the State of Sonora (FGJES) reports that it carried out expert investigations following the finding of bone remains in the municipality of Plutarco Elías Calles. According to the first assessments, they are almost entirely human bone remains with an approximate age of five to ten years. At the moment it is not possible to determine how many individuals be…

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At least 16 clandestine graves and bone remains belonging to more than 20 people were located in an area of the Sonoyta desert, municipality of General Plutarco Elías Calles, during a search day carried out by the group Searching for Jonah of Puerto Peñasco. According to the collective, 16 graves were found on the site, although some were empty, in addition to bone remains scattered on the surface. Based on its preliminary record, the finding am…

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The Sonora State Attorney General's Office (FGJE) reported that it is conducting the corresponding forensic procedures following the discovery of skeletal remains in the municipality of Plutarco Elías Calles. Discovery and initial report of skeletal remains: It was last Saturday, March 14, that the collective Buscando A Jonas De Puerto Peñasco reported the discovery of skeletal remains, as well as clothing and footwear. According to the initial …

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