Searching mothers found human remains and the body of a baby in the Cartagena Canal, in the municipality of Ecatepec, State of Mexico. The discovery was made during a search day led by the collectives "Ehécatl" and "Mariposas Buscando Corazones y Justicia Social."
The remains were in plain sight: two torsos, limbs, and a fetus with the umbilical cord. The canal runs through high-density areas, between the Luis Donaldo Colosio and Playa de las Golondrinas neighborhoods, on the borders with Coacalco. The collectives reported that this place already functions as a tolerated clandestine grave.
The State already had records, but didn't act
Last February, SAPASE system workers also found human remains in that same area. The authorities knew about it, but they didn't cordon off, investigate, or increase surveillance.
They allowed the canal to continue functioning as a blind spot for dumping bodies.
The pattern repeats: a corpse is discovered, there is official silence waiting for it to be forgotten.
This time the discovery of a baby in those conditions broke the information barrier. The images of the discovery circulated on social media and in the press. Pressuring the Prosecutor's Office.
