Bodies Of Workers Of Canadian Mining Companies Found After Being Taken By Mexican Cartel

The bodies of at least four workers of a Canadian mining company abducted by alleged cartel members were found in Sinaloa, according to a new report. At least four bodies have been found.

Authorities from the mining sector demanded authorities investigated the incident and guarantees for workers in the country's mining regions.

The workers were abducted on January 23. Bodies were later discovered in mass graves, while the search for the remaining workers of Vizsla Silver Corp. continues.

The situation is reeling from another incident as well, in which three local lawmakers were shot.

The two episodes prompted Mexico's federal government, which announced that the Secretariat of National Defense deployed 1,600 soldiers to Sinaloa.

Among the troops deployed to Sinaloa are 90 members of the Special Forces Corps, known in Mexico as "Murciélagos" (bats). In announcing the deployment, the Mexican army said the troops were transported by air from various parts of the country to Mazatlán and Culiacán.

Authorities recently detained Jesús Emir Bazoco Peraza, also known as "Compa Güero" or "Radio 13," identified as one of those involved in the shooting of the lawmakers.

As reported by the Sinaloa-based outlet Los Noticieristas, Bazoco Peraza was employed by the Culiacán city government between 2018 and 2021, where he worked as an administrative assistant.

According to information obtained by the outlet, authorities were able to track down the suspect after locating a truck used by the attackers to flee following the shooting of Movimiento Ciudadano lawmakers Elizabeth Montoya and Sergio Torres, who were traveling in a vehicle accompanied by two bodyguards when they were attacked.

In late January, party national leader Jorge Álvarez Máynez said both officials were hospitalized in serious condition. He said Torres underwent successful surgery and remains in delicate condition, while Montoya lost an eye.

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