Woman Recruited By Jalisco Cartel Details Ordeal During Training Process At Infamous Camp Including Beatings And Torture

A female operative for the Jalisco Cartel has detailed the ordeal she went through while undergoing training at the infamous Izaguirre Ranch, which dominated headlines earlier this year after human remains were found there.

The woman, known as Nectar, told YouTuber GAFE423 about undergoing extreme physical training and being routinely beaten at the ranch. She joined the cartel at the age of 17 after seeing an ad on TikTok.

She then engaged with operatives by messaging apps and was asked to make a commitment to obey the cartel. She then got a bus ticket to Guadalajara where her phone was taken and the process to become part of the organization began.

Nectar went on to say that recruits were separated by gender upon arriving to the Izaguirre Ranch. They underwent physical checks and then interrogated to rule out them being undercover law enforcement agents.

Once during training, recruits went through physical training and had to endure collective punishment, including food deprivation and beatings.

Nectar said she even witnessed executions following mistakes or what could be considered as betrayals. Women were then forced to clean after the executions and dismemberments at a place known as "the butchery."

Recruits were also forbidden from having sexual or sentimental relations, with displays of affection being punished by death.

Nectar said she managed to run away after getting a vacation. However, the trauma from the experience has stayed with her, including insomnia, recurring nightmares related to guns and violence, and anxiety.

She is now isolated, avoiding going out on the street alone and revealing her true identity to strangers. "I think that even if you are desperate about money, you shouldn't do it. Don't seek easy solutions," she concluded.

In July, 10 men were found guilty of their involvement in crimes committed at the Izaguirre Ranch. The Jalisco Attorney General's Office announced that the men, originally arrested in September 2024, were convicted of homicide and enforced disappearance following a weeklong trial.

The proceedings included more than 40 witness testimonies and extensive material evidence linking the defendants to the crimes committed at the ranch.

Although the site gained international attention in March 2025 when volunteer search groups discovered what appeared to be cremated human remains, authorities first learned of the facility in September 2024. At that time, members of the National Guard responded to an anonymous tip, rescued two kidnapped individuals and discovered one body at the scene.

One of the key pieces of evidence in the case was the testimony of a surviving victim who identified one of the defendants as a participant in the crimes. That account, along with forensic evidence, helped prosecutors support charges that could result in prison sentences of more than 40 years. Prosecutors argued that all 10 men directly and jointly participated in the crimes.

Murguía Santiago, on his end, was arrested in May. He is accused of working directly with CJNG leaders in operations involving kidnappings and the disposal of human remains. Prosecutors allege he maintained close contact with cartel members, including José Gregorio "El Comandante" Lastra and Gonzalo Mendoza Gaitán, also known as "El Sapo."