In the fields of Jalisco, Mexico, pigs dressed like people are being buried, burned, chopped, and wrapped in lime.

It sounds like either an incredible feast is about to take place or something extraordinarily grim is happening. It’s a little of the latter, but it’s all a part of a larger effort to more easily find remains of the 130,000 people officially classified as missing as a result of cartel violence.

The AP reports that a coalition of scientists from Mexico, Canada, and the UK is using this grotesque, high-stakes experiment to train technology to find impromptu graves.

The researchers are testing the efficacy of several body hunting methods. Thermal drones, hyperspectral cameras, and even flies and flowers are being tested to see what might lead to remains buried by drug cartels

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