All articles tagged with #clandestine graves
Mexican authorities identified five of Vizsla Silver Corp.’s ten missing workers from the Concordia mine among ten bodies found in clandestine graves in Sinaloa, with four arrests reported as investigators press on amid cartel-related violence; Vizsla says it’s devastated and is supporting affected families while awaiting further confirmation.
Mexican authorities identified five of the 10 workers abducted from Vizsla Silver Corp.’s Concordia project in Sinaloa among 10 bodies found in clandestine graves, with the remaining victims awaiting identification. Vizsla expressed devastation, authorities pursue investigations and arrests, and security forces were deployed as cartel violence in the region intensifies.
Mexican authorities have found 45 bags containing human remains in a gorge on the outskirts of Guadalajara, with the state prosecutor's office in Jalisco stating that the bags contained remains of men and women. The search began after a black plastic bag with human remains was found on Tuesday, and authorities are still trying to determine how many bodies are there. Jalisco is the state with the highest number of missing people in Mexico, and it is often impacted by organized crime violence, with drug cartels using clandestine dumping grounds to dispose of their victims.
Eight bodies have been found dumped in Cancun, Mexico, as authorities search for missing people. The bodies were found in wooded lots and sinkhole ponds, and five of them were found at an abandoned building site. Three sets of skeletal remains were also found in a wooded area. More than 112,000 people are listed as missing in Mexico, and searches for clandestine grave sites have become common throughout the country. Drug cartels often use these sites to dispose of their victims.