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Thank you. It's Wednesday, the second of April. Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, we'll look at the latest findings from the Mexican government's investigation into a cartel-operated ranch that authorities have dubbed a, quote, extermination camp.

Later in the show, Israel has announced a major expansion of their military operations in Gaza,

outlining plans to seize large areas of the Gaza Strip to annex into Israel's

security zones. But first, today's afternoon spotlight. We'll begin today south of the U.S.

border with a new look at the operations of one of Mexico's deadliest drug cartels, as new details

from an investigation into a ranch used for mass

killings reveal the tactics employed by the cartel to recruit new members.

We recently brought you the story of the Isigiri Ranch in the western Mexico state of Halisco.

Last month, a group of volunteers searching for their missing loved ones

uncovered what authorities have called an extermination camp. On the ranch, authorities discovered

underground cremation ovens, burned human remains, and more than 700 personal items scattered

across the property, suggesting a disturbingly high number of victims.

Officials say the ranch was run by the New Generation Halisco Cartel, which first emerged in

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