US EditionMass graves in Concordia cast a pall over Mexico’s famous Mazatlán carnival
- On February 5, police discovered six mass graves near El Verde in Concordia, Sinaloa, about 186 miles south of Culiacán, and exhumed 14 bodies.
- Armed men linked to the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel showed up on January 23 and abducted 10 company employees, while four arrested suspects confessed to federal authorities they mistook them for a rival group.
- Makeshift camps of relatives remain as Forensic Medical Service trucks enter and leave while searching mothers and missing-persons collectives camped outside on February 11, using cell-phone coordinates.
- The discoveries have dimmed the region's tourism ahead of Carnival, casting a pall over the Mazatlán Carnival as Army, National Guard and the Navy secure the area with three security checkpoints.
- Relatives are pressing for DNA testing as searches continue; five Vizsla Silver employees have been identified, while five colleagues remain missing near Concordia.
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Mexico probing whether B.C. mining company was responsible in kidnapping of its workers
Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office is investigating whether a Canadian mining company holds any responsibility in the suspected cartel kidnapping of 10 of its workers, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday.
In Mexico, the disappearance of a person, whatever his condition, has a fatal prognosis on most occasions. The point is that this happens daily. It’s what happened a few days ago with 10 miners missing in Mexico.
Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver Corp, whose workers were plagiarized in Concordia, Sinaloa, said it maintains a zero tolerance policy for bribery and extortion. After family members have reproached that the alleged kidnapping of the 10 kidnapped miners was not paid, the company stated: "Vizsla operates in compliance with applicable laws in Mexico and Canada. It maintains a zero tolerance policy for bribery, corruption, extortion and any fo…
Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver Corp announced that it strengthened its security protocols, so it already works with experienced and internationally recognized advisors.
Mass graves in Concordia cast a pall over Mexico’s famous Mazatlán carnival
At the entrance to La Clementina, a housing development in the municipality of Concordia, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, there are five funeral wreaths and 12 votive candles. It is a floral offering in memory of the miners who were kidnapped at the end of January. The bodies of José Ángel Hernández Vélez, Ignacio Aurelio Salazar Flores, José Manuel Castañeda Hernández, José Antonio Jiménez, and Jesús Antonio de la O, all employees of the Canad…
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