Overview
- Vizsla Silver, which confirmed Monday, said nine abducted colleagues are dead, one worker remains missing, and the company is supporting families and investigators.
- The workers were taken on January 23 from company-provided housing tied to the Pánuco project in Concordia in Mexico’s Sinaloa state.
- In February, investigators uncovered a clandestine grave in Concordia and later said four people connected to the disappearances were in custody.
- Mexican officials have linked the kidnappings to the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa cartel, and detainees told authorities the victims were mistaken for rivals from La Mayiza.
- Vizsla has kept the Pánuco site shut and says security risks and the ongoing probe could delay any restart, a setback that has already weighed on the company and the local community.