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Vizsla Silver Confirms 10 Abductions in Sinaloa as Authorities Launch Search

An active search by state and federal forces is underway in Sinaloa.

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Vizsla Silver Corp.'s Panuco mining project headquarters in Sinaloa, Mexico, is seen in an image, which includes text, from the company's website. The company said 10 of its employees were taken at one of its project sites near Concordia, Mexico.
A Vancouver-based mining firm confirms 10 people were abducted from one of its projects in Mexico. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Judi Bottoni

Overview

  • Vizsla Silver said on Jan. 29 that ten individuals connected to its Pánuco project were taken and that information remains limited.
  • The Sinaloa attorney general opened an investigation after a Jan. 24 emergency call from a company representative reporting ten missing persons.
  • State authorities coordinated with federal and military units to conduct searches, and they executed a search warrant on Tuesday.
  • The company notified local authorities, activated crisis and security response teams, and suspended certain activities at and near the site.
  • Local outlets report the group was seized by armed men from a Vizsla-rented home on Jan. 23 and that most of those taken are Mexican nationals, which has not been confirmed by officials.