Before the increasing reports of grave robberies and desecrations in it pantheon San José de Iztacalcoin Mexico City, authorities of the alcaldía they reinforced the security on the eve of Day of the Dead this weekend.
Elements of the Auxiliary Police of the sector Iztacalco were deployed in the cemetery to guarantee the grave securityof visitors and respect for the site where the mortal remains of thousands of people rest.
According to the Iztacalco mayor’s office, these will continue actions to take care of the spaces and those that are no longer there, after the recent events recorded in the pantheon, such as bone theft, blacksmithing in tombs and even witchcraft practices.
Recently, on a tour taken by capital police, they surprised a 65-year-old man while digging up a grave to exhume a bodywho argued that he had the family’s approval; However, he was detained and transferred to a Public Ministry agency.
One of the most frequent complaints is skull theftused mainly for Santeria rituals, so the inhabitants of Iztacalco have asked for greater security, to fix the damage and remodel the pantheon.
