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Mexico City Unveils Central Hub for Missing-Person Searches as Families Demand Results

Officials promise faster coordination by merging search, police, prosecutor teams in one location.

Overview

  • Mayor Clara Brugada inaugurated the Centro de Atención Integral para la Búsqueda de Personas, billed as a single stop for reporting and coordinating searches.
  • The repurposed former Semefo building in Colonia Doctores was rehabilitated with a 43 million‑peso investment and now houses interview rooms, family support areas, and a C5 mirror room.
  • Authorities said 230 staff will work on site, including 100 from the city Search Commission, 50 from the SSC immediate-search group, and 80 from the specialized prosecutor’s office.
  • Officials highlighted recent outputs, citing a DNA bank with over 500 profiles, more than 300 families located, 456 identifications, and 196 dignified returns, plus a planned temporary-reserve facility with 5,000 niches and 4,000 ossuaries.
  • Families and search collectives welcomed the space but protested at the opening, alleging exclusion and insufficient trained personnel and urging concrete improvements in live searches across a caseload of more than 6,300 missing in the city.