EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office initiated a search Wednesday morning at a home where authorities suspected up to 30 bodies could be buried.
Twelve plainclothes officers arrived at the property on the 1100 block of Calle Cafeto shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday armed with a search warrant and a canine unit trained to sniff out cadavers. The officers suspended the search a few minutes later for unknown reasons. They left the premises about an hour later.
The home and adjacent blocks have been guarded by Mexican soldiers since a banner was hung from a northwest Juarez overpass on Tuesday warning of the impending release of a suspected murderer and gang leader, and accusing him of burying 30 bodies at the home. The sign – one of several narco-mantas, or narco-banners that have appeared in Juarez over the past few years – provided the exact address of the home.
Border Report on Tuesday interviewed neighbors who expressed surprise at the allegations and watched soldiers stop cars and search them. The neighbors said the home used to house a grocery store years ago, and that they’ve seen construction going on in recent years. Residents say police installed a security camera at the intersection about a year ago.