Story perspectives

Over 100,000 Missing in Jalisco Amid Drug Crisis

11/20/2025

40 3

Summary

Story summary

In Jalisco, Mexico, more than 100,000 people are missing due to organized crime and drug cartels.
Guadalupe Ayala's son, Alfredo Ezequiel Campos, is among the disappeared.
Local authorities and volunteers use pig carcasses to simulate burial conditions and guide site detection.
The Jalisco Search Commission uses geophysical technology and drones to locate remains.
State commissioner Víctor Hugo Ávila Barrientos says these measures do not address the drug crisis.

1 of 1

Story summary

In Jalisco, Mexico, more than 100,000 people are missing due to organized crime and drug cartels.
Guadalupe Ayala's son, Alfredo Ezequiel Campos, is among the disappeared.
Local authorities and volunteers use pig carcasses to simulate burial conditions and guide site detection.
The Jalisco Search Commission uses geophysical technology and drones to locate remains.
State commissioner Víctor Hugo Ávila Barrientos says these measures do not address the drug crisis.