223 bags containing human remains have been found in Las Agujas In Zapopan, Jalisco. UPDATE

 CHAR 

JULY 9, 2025 

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So far, 38 victims have been classified, of which 18 have already been pre-identified. They continue working with heavy machinery.

Román Ortega

This Wednesday, eight more bags containing human remains were found in the grave in the Las Agujas neighborhood, in the municipality of Zapopan. This brings the total to 54 since work began on the second site last Sunday, June 29, and 223 bags, including the 169 bags found on adjacent land since last February.

Maribel, a member of the Guerreros Buscadores collective of Jalisco, indicated that so far, less than a quarter of the land has been worked on, despite the work being carried out with heavy machinery.

"There hasn't been much progress. In other words, we were talking about not even a quarter of the land being worked on. Today, eight bags were found."

I think progress has been made. Well, the truth is, we only made a few meters to where we had left off yesterday, to the limit of where work was done yesterday, and I think this will take a long time, for several months, because it does indicate and hint at more pockets.”

He added that one reason why little progress was made today is because one of the two excavation machines broke down, so he hopes it will be working again by tomorrow, Thursday.

Sources close to the investigation indicate that 38 victims have been classified so far, 18 of whom have already been pre-identified through tattoos; none have been released to their families.

On Tuesday, personnel from the National Search Commission joined the search due to a lack of personnel from the State Search Commission and the high demand for work.

Members of the Luz de Esperanza collective and Lupita Aguilar, founder of the Familias Unidas por Nuestros Desaparecidos collective, also joined the search.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Those detained at the Izaguirre ranch will spend 141 years in prison: Jalisco

 CHAR 

JULY 8, 2025 

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They will also have to pay 1.3 million pesos to repair the damage.

Román Ortega

The 10 people arrested on September 18, 2024, at the Izaguirre ranch in Teuchitlán were each sentenced to 141 years and three months in prison after being found criminally responsible for the crimes of disappearance committed by private individuals, aggravated disappearance committed by private individuals, and aggravated homicide, against three victims.

The State Attorney General's Office reported that they are Lennin "N"—or Kevin "N"—David "N", Gustavo "N", Christopher "N", Juan "N", Óscar "N", Erick "N", Luis "N", Ricardo "N", and Armando "N", who, in addition to their prison sentences, must pay almost 1.3 million pesos in reparation for damages.

On September 18 of last year, National Guard officers responded to the Izaguirre ranch to respond to several reports of gunshots. Upon arrival, they were greeted with gunfire, so they repelled the attack.

After several minutes of gunfire, federal agents brought the situation under control and arrested 10 individuals at the scene. They also rescued two people alive and found a body wrapped in plastic bags.

The 10 individuals face at least six other criminal charges for the crime of disappearance committed by private individuals against different victims.

In March of this year, members of the Jalisco Searchers Warriors collective found thousands of items of clothing at the Izaguirre ranch, which, according to investigations by the Attorney General's Office, was used as a training camp for the Jalisco New Generation cartel.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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206 bags containing human remains have been found in the graves of Las Agujas, Zapopan, Jalisco. UPDATE

 CHAR 

JULY 7, 2025 

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They will continue working in the coming days

Román Ortega

The Guerreros Buscadores collective of Jalisco reported that this Monday they found four bags containing human remains in the second grave in the Las Agujas neighborhood of Zapopan, where they began work last Sunday, June 29.

Thus, 37 bags containing human remains have been located at this second clandestine burial site, located next to the fenced property where the State Attorney General's Office and forensic experts found 169 bags containing human remains.

Indira Navarro, founder of the collective, noted that this brings the total to 206 bags on the same property, which is only divided by the wall, but which are part of the same investigation folder.

"Look, today's work continues with the prospecting process at the Las Agujas pit. Four more bags were extracted today, bringing the total to 37 on the property, which is the same folder as the 169 bags, which unfortunately now totals 206."

She added that due to the large area, personnel from the National Search Commission will integrate the search for human remains on the property, which is located near the University Center for Biological and Agricultural Sciences.

She also indicated that advanced technology is needed to conduct more precise searches.

"The National Bureau of Investigation (CNB) will also be coming tomorrow to provide support, given the circumstances and the magnitude of the grave. The work being done recently has been done with heavy machinery and excavation work using rods, but we do need slightly more advanced technology to make this more accurate."

Finally, he indicated that the land measures 220 hectares, so the search efforts will last several days.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Nearly 30 bags have been recovered from the second Las Agujas pit In Zapopan, Jalisco.

 CHAR 

JULY 5, 2025 

INFORMATION BY EL OCCIDENTAL 

They will continue working in the coming days

Román Ortega

Nearly 30 bags containing human remains have now been found in the second grave discovered since last Sunday by the Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco collective in Las Agujas, Zapopan, next to the fenced property where the State Attorney General's Office and forensic experts found 169 bags containing human remains.

Marichuy, a member of the collective, stated that personnel from the Attorney General's Office and forensic sciences are working with heavy machinery to remove the skeletal remains.

“Look, the land survey is already very extensive, but we're prospecting by meters, because we're inspecting the land by perimeter. What we want to rule out is that there aren't more, but unfortunately, they're coming out.”

He noted that the searches are being carried out with heavy machinery in quadrants 5 meters long by two meters deep.

“The bags are coming out at a depth of one meter 20 to two meters deep.” He added that in the coming days they will continue searching the entire area until they rule out the presence of more human remains.

He recalled that on Thursday another group from the same collective located a clandestine crematorium inside an abandoned unfinished construction site in the town of Santa Cruz del Valle in Tlajomulco. Teeth and other charred human remains were found at the site.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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169 bags containing human remains have been removed from the clandestine grave in the Las Agujas neighborhood In Zapopan, Jalisco.

 CHAR 

JUNE 28, 2025 

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Elizabeth Ibal

The State Prosecutor's Office located a clandestine grave in the Las Agujas neighborhood of Zapopan. The investigation has been ongoing since February. Its existence was only recently discovered when it appeared on the website of the Special Deputy Prosecutor for Missing Persons, on the list of clandestine graves located in the state.

The fenced site is in a semi-deserted area near the La Venta-Nextipac highway, behind a company that assembles electrical parts, west of Zapopan, within the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area.

When questioned about the clandestine burial site located on the Camino a Las Agujas, prosecutor Salvador González de los Santos stated that more than 160 bags containing human remains have been recorded.

"The search process is not yet complete, although no one has been found. On average, there were 169 bags, and based on the analysis of the remains found, according to the report issued by the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences, they correspond to 34 people," stated González de los Santos.

Contrary to what the prosecutor stated, the website of the Special Deputy Prosecutor's Office indicates that 35 bodies have been found, of which 15 have been identified; 14 were men and one was a woman. The website indicates that the status is under investigation.

Work is being done at the site with machinery, as well as various tools and implements.

"We have dogs used to detect remains or corpses, rods are used, and ground-penetrating radars are also used to determine if human remains are still present. We're almost there to close this case," said the head of the state's law enforcement agency.

The grave was discovered at the end of February after a private company attempted to carry out construction work. While excavating, they discovered human remains, so they notified the authorities. Because of this situation, the case had not been reported.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Clandestine grave in Irapuato: Guanajuato Prosecutor's Office confirms 17 bodies found in Rancho Nuevo del Llanito

CHAR 

MAY 26, 2025

Between May 23 and 24, the bodies were located in a house; five have already been identified.

This discovery corresponds to the bodies of 11 men, two women, and four corpses whose sexes are yet to be determined. In an official report, the FGE emphasized that 16 of the discoveries were made on May 23 during the search that began in the early hours of that day.

They used specialized equipment, including Geo Radar and K9 Binomio, with which they identified the bodies. However, the work did not end there, because the next day they began another search and found the last body, which was already in a state of partial skeletonization.

This discovery corresponds to the bodies of 11 men, two women, and four corpses, the sex of which is yet to be determined. Photo: El So de Irapuato

It should be noted that this operation began very early, causing alarm among community residents, who only reported seeing several State Attorney General's Office units surrounding the area near this property and prosecutors entering and exiting with various tools.

The Guanajuato State Attorney General's Office stated that this discovery was not a coincidence, as it was based on a thorough investigation into cases of disappearances committed by private individuals.

In addition to the human remains found at this site, several tools believed to have been used to take the victims' lives were also seized. These included four knives, five machetes, two pickaxes, four shovels, as well as various items of clothing and footwear that also aided the investigation and identification of the victims.

The Guanajuato State Attorney General's Office has a specialized analysis center that also has technology for the prompt identification of victims found in situations like this. Two days after the discovery and seizure of the property, five people have already been identified and are in the process of being returned to their families for a proper burial.

The justice institution reiterated that the investigation is continuing to clarify this incident and return all missing persons to their families.

SOURCE: EL SOL DE IRAPUATO 

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CJNG paid 70 thousand pesos to the mayor of Teuchitlán: Jalisco

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MAY 5, 2025 

In exchange, he allegedly allowed the existence of the ranch where hitmen were trained.

Elizabeth Ibal

Statements and allegations that he allegedly received 70,000 pesos a month for allowing a training camp in his municipality are the basis of the accusation against the mayor of Teuchitlán, José Ascención Murguia Santiago, who was arrested last weekend by a special group from Mexico City. He was not informed of the operation by either the state government or the Jalisco-based delegation of the Attorney General's Office (FGR).

Therefore, they intend to charge him with organized crime, which would result in the mayor of the Citizens' Movement party being placed in mandatory preventive detention until the conclusion of the judicial investigation, as these are serious crimes.

In the same judicial investigation, the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office presents evidence to prove the alleged relationship between the official and José Gregorio Armida, alias "El Lastra"—the author of the accusations—and Gonzalo Mendoza Gaitán, alias "El Sapo" and/or "El 90," the latter one of the main leaders of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel.

The Izaguirre ranch was used as an alleged criminal training camp and was raided twice by authorities. First, National Guard personnel carried out an operation at the site in September 2024, arresting ten men with firearms and freeing two people.

His Capture

It was Saturday afternoon when the tranquility of the municipality was disrupted. Men in official uniforms aboard two white pickup trucks intercepted Mayor José Ascención Murguia Santiago just a few meters from his home.

They forced him into one of the vehicles, and the hooded men took him away. They took his house and car keys and threw them on the ground, according to municipal officials.

Afterward, his family and other municipal officials experienced tense moments. They didn't know who was behind the scenes, the Jalisco government didn't know what was happening, and the Attorney General's Office in Jalisco denied any involvement in the police operation.

The National Registry of Arrests confirmed his capture at approximately 9:42 p.m. (Central Time) and his transfer to the penitentiary. It was stated that he was wearing a maroon T-shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes. It was also reported that he has a lion tattoo on his right arm.

He is charged with serious crimes.

He spent part of the night at the facilities of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Organized Crime (FEMDO) and was later sent to the Puente Grande Preventive Prison.

The arraignment hearing at the Federal Criminal Justice Center of the State of Jalisco, located in Puente Grande, was scheduled for 9:00 a.m., but José Ascención didn't appear until 44 minutes later.

It was announced there that the Special Prosecutor's Office for the Investigation of Enforced Disappearances of the Attorney General's Office (FGR) intends to charge him with organized crime. A public defender accompanied him during the first part of the hearing and, when given the floor, he claimed he didn't have a trusted attorney. He reappeared at 12:13 p.m., represented by a new private attorney, who in turn requested a recess to speak with his client.

The hearing resumed at 1:10 p.m., with a request that it be closed, forcing the media and the general public to leave, arguing that it was to protect the identity of victims and witnesses.

He is linked to CJNG leaders

The indictment includes testimony confirming meetings with members of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel between April and June 2024, with figures such as José Gregorio "N," alias "El Lastra," who is imprisoned in the Altiplano prison, and Gonzalo Mendoza Gaitán, alias "El Sapo" and/or "El 90."

José Ascención has governed Teuchitlán for six years and was headed for another three. He served his first term as a member of the PRD from 2012 to 2015 and for the Movimiento Ciudadano party from 2021 to 2024. He was recently reelected by the same party for the 2024-2027 term.

According to the indictment, he met with "El Lastra" between September and October 2024, when his first term as a member of Movimiento Ciudadano was ending and his second term was beginning. In a gap between San Marcos and Etzatlán, to agree on a monthly income of 70,000 pesos in exchange for allowing the criminal organization to operate in the area. According to the person involved, they arrived at the meeting "connected" through calls made from the phones of the so-called "cacahuatitos," which they later destroyed to avoid leaving evidence.

Another testimony suggests that between 15 and 20 days before September 18, the date of the seizure of the Izaguirre ranch, the mayor and José Gregorio woke him up to dig a pit, using a backhoe to deposit organs and skeletal remains. Therefore, the Public Prosecutor's Office, who read the document, confirmed that José Ascención was fully aware of what was happening, as it was even claimed that he uttered the phrase, "These dogs won't live to tell the tale." José Ascención, present at the hearing, made a gesture of disbelief at the statements of the person testifying against him.

It is emphasized that among the agreements were that members of the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel would operate the ranch and be able to circulate around Teuchitlán armed and in stolen vehicles without being disturbed. In addition, they were also "providing human capital," that is, allowing municipal police officers to conduct surveillance of the Izaguirre ranch to prevent the recruits from escaping.

The same indictment mentions that the Izaguirre ranch was subjected to extreme physical violence against victims recruited through false job offers. Activities included training, human trafficking, and forced killing and eating of human flesh. Meanwhile, the La Vega ranch was also used for training and drug production.

The mayor was invited by the Control Judge to respond to the accusation, but he decided to abstain. His lawyers announced that they will present evidence in subsequent hearings, requesting an extension of the 144-hour constitutional deadline for the final hearing to be held. The deadline expires next Saturday at 6:21 p.m.

At the end of the hearing, the group of Public Prosecutors removed the investigation file, which was stored in four enormous plastic containers, which contained the entire bed of a recent Silverado pickup truck.

Jalisco Government and Municipality Request

The Jalisco Government and the Citizen Movement party, which was the most recent party to champion the case, made their position clear in separate statements regarding the arrest and arraignment of José Ascensión Murguía before a federal judge.

For its part, the State Executive expressed its confidence that the Attorney General's Office (FGR) will conduct the investigations impartially and without political bias.

For its part, the State Government will be attentive to the development of the judicial process and will collaborate in all necessary ways so that, regardless of the case, the truth is discovered and justice is served.

Meanwhile, the Citizen Movement party spoke out and demanded an investigation free of partisan bias.

“Federal authorities are obligated to verify their accusations and clear up all doubts in this and all cases. We trust that the mayor of Teuchitlán will demonstrate that he always acted within the law. The citizens elected him as their representative and then reaffirmed their trust in him to govern for a second term: this support speaks to the results of his administration,” the document states.

It concludes by stating that “In Citizen Movement, we demand that the authorities conduct a fair, comprehensive investigation free of political bias or partisan motivations. We firmly defend the presumption of innocence and the right of all people to a fair trial. Without truth, there will never be justice.”

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24 bodies found in clandestine grave in Zapopan: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This information was posted by INFORMADOR.MX

The area in Lomas de Refugio was intervened by the Luz de Esperanza collective and state authorities, who recovered 72 bags with human remains

By: Marck Hernández

January 18, 2025 - 11:43 p.m.

The intervention carried out in a clandestine grave located in the Lomas del Refugio neighborhood, in Zapopan, resulted in the location of 24 bodies.

The grave was intervened mainly by the search group Luz de Esperanza, who carried out intervention work together with state authorities.

The search was activated on December 13 and concluded on January 13. In total, 72 bags with human remains were recovered.

Due to the search efforts, one woman and five men were pre-identified who had been reported missing between 2021 and 2023.

The families of these victims have already been notified and are being provided with full psychosocial support by the Vice-Prosecutor's Office for Missing Persons.

Forensic Sciences personnel and the Jalisco Prosecutor's Office used drones with thermal cameras and ground-penetrating radars, as well as canine teams to intervene in the grave.

SOURCE: INFORMADOR.MX 

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63 bags with human remains in Lomas del Refugio grave, in Zapopan: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

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On Wednesday, 15 bags were located

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 8, 2025 

Román Ortega

Agents from the State Prosecutor's Office and experts from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences resumed excavation work this Wednesday at the clandestine grave in the Lomas del Refugio neighborhood, in Zapopan, where 63 bags with human remains have been located since it was located on December 13 by members of the Luz de Esperanza (Light of Hope) collective.

Hector Flores, founder of the collective, said that they were working until December 24 because there was no more backhoe, which was needed for this work.

“It was necessary to ask the Chief of the Cabinet of the State of Jalisco, through him, the Secretary of Agriculture lent a backhoe so that they could continue the work today.”

Héctor Flores indicated that today the State Government finally provided the heavy machinery so that the agents of the State Prosecutor's Office and the experts of the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences could continue with the search work.

He indicated that as a result of this Wednesday's work, 15 bags with human remains were found, for a total of 63 since the work began last December.

“Today 15 bags and one bone remains were found and in total there are 63 bags, tomorrow the work will continue in the grave here in Lomas del Refugio, in Zapopan”.

The discovery occurred on December 13 in a property located at the intersection of Ameca and Matamoros streets, where the members of the collective arrived to search for buried human remains, according to an anonymous tip they received through their social networks.

According to data from the Special Prosecutor's Office for Missing Persons, 20 clandestine graves had been accounted for between January and November of last year.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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50 Bags With Human Remains Found In Grave In Paraísos Del Colli In Zapopan: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

The Corazones Unidos en Busca de Nuestros Tesoros (United Hearts in Search of Our Treasures) collective reported that the work at this point has been completed.

Román Ortega / El Occidental

Agents of the State Prosecutor's Office and experts from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences exhumed 50 bags with human remains and three bodies wrapped in blankets from a clandestine grave located inside a property in the Paraísos del Colli neighborhood, municipality of Zapopan.

The grave is located in an abandoned house on Naranjo Street at the intersection with Cedro, and was located by members of the collective Corazones Unidos en Busca de Nuestros Tesoros (United Hearts in Search of Our Treasures) last Sunday, July 28, thanks to an anonymous report that arrived through their social networks.

The collective reported that the work at this site has been completed. “The process of the Paraísos del Colli grave is finished. We closed with 50 bags and three (bodies) in blankets in total”, formed the collective that searches for missing persons.

The human segments were transferred to the Forensic Medical Service where they will have to be analyzed to establish the number of victims and their possible identification.

Data from the Special Prosecutor's Office for Missing Persons indicate that from January to the end of last July, human remains of 68 victims were found in 14 clandestine graves located in different parts of the Guadalajara metropolitan area.

SOURCE:EL OCCIDENTAL 

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Disappearances And Graves 2.0 In Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat 

This article was translated and reposted from INFORMADOR.MX

WRITTEN BY: JAIME BARRERA

AUGUST 8, 2024

The first thing to say is that within the daily drama of disappearances in Jalisco, the last two weeks we have been able to witness positive outcomes, which at least have not increased the number of mourning families, and that contrary to thousands of other cases, have escaped the unspeakable pain of the uncertainty of not knowing the whereabouts of a loved one.

Yesterday we had the good news of the safe and sound appearance of Kevin Ulises, this 18 year old young man, who along with his cousin Elena Janetzy, of the same age and both students at the University of Guadalajara, had disappeared since Monday of last week. Janetzy had been released since Monday of this week.

Early Tuesday morning, Juan Alberto was also released and found alive, who was illegally deprived of his freedom when he left the money exchange office where he worked on August 1st. He became the sixth victim of this type of business to be kidnapped and released by his captors after days of captivity, as happened last week to María Alejandrina "NN" and Gilberto "N" who had been taken from their freedom when leaving their business in Plaza Guadalupe, and also to Ramona "N", Rosa María "N" and Rocío Berenice "N", who had been taken from another similar establishment in Plaza Universidad.

What is relevant to note is that we are at a turning point in the modalities of disappearances. On the one hand, those that cascaded from the murder of a user of these exchange houses who had withdrawn a large sum of money. On the other hand, the particular case of Janetzy and Kevin who were released and communicated with their parents, just when they were carrying out one of the several public demonstrations to demand the authorities to locate their children. 

Where there is also a breaking point is in the other burden of clandestine graves in the state. Yesterday, organizations of searching mothers announced that they will not only search and dig in solid ground, but will also explore canals and rivers in search of their disappeared. This after they located remains in the San Juan de Dios River, in the Santa Elena de la Cruz neighborhood, through an anonymous phone call. And surely also, because it is highly frequent the appearance of corpses thrown by criminals in these bodies of water.

These are, then, the disappearances and clandestine graves 2.0 produced by the unpunished and unstoppable criminal axis (which makes up the problem of the disappeared-the houses of terror-the unstoppable "dumping of bodies"-and the clandestine cemeteries) that continues to operate virtually unchecked in Jalisco.

SOURCE: INFORMADOR.MX

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11 Bodies Exhumed In Los Olivos Grave, Located In Ixtlahuacán De Los Membrillos: Jalisco

 "Char" for Borderland Beat

This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL 

They will request that more personnel work at this point so that the site can be processed more quickly.

Román Ortega / El Occidental

Agents of the State Prosecutor's Office and experts from the Jalisco Institute of Forensic Sciences exhumed one more body this Tuesday in the grave located next to the Los Olivos subdivision, in Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, which was found by members of the Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco collective, last Sunday, June 30.

Indira Navarro, founder of the group, said that 11 bodies have been exhumed during these days.

"They are up to 11 bodies. We have been working very calmly. They say, well, very meticulously, but the reality is that we have already been talking to the victims, the relatives, that they are working a little slowly, but sometimes the hours when the Forensic Institute starts is a little late. They have been removing one body per day. A PFC, as they call it, but there are indications that there is a grave on one side and they expect to take out an improvement until the next day".

He added that they will ask the State Prosecutor's Office to speed up the work, since so far they have only removed one corpse per day.

He added that they will ask for more personnel to work at this point so that the site can be processed more quickly.

"We are going to look for a way, talking with the director or to see how we can do it to see if it can be expedited. We know it's thorough to take indications, all that, but we also know it's a very large pit. I think we need a little more personnel.

He added that according to anonymous reports received through their social network pages, there could be up to 40 bodies at this point, a figure that will have to be confirmed or discarded by the Prosecutor's Office once they finish processing the site.

SOURCE: EL OCCIDENTAL 

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