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Mexico arrests cartel members linked to murders of 10 workers from Canadian mining company
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- Mexican authorities arrested five men linked to the kidnapping and murder of 10 workers from Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver in Sinaloa, Mexico, whose bodies were found in clandestine graves.
- The suspects are believed to belong to a faction of the Sinaloa cartel, with one identified as Jesus Abraham, alias Taliban; another suspect was arrested earlier in June.
- The workers were reportedly mistaken for members of a rival cartel faction amid ongoing violent infighting within the Sinaloa cartel since September 2024.
- Vizsla Silver expressed devastation over the loss, while families of the victims, including José Manuel Castañeda Hernández, mourn the tragic deaths and call for justice.
- Organized crime frequently targets mines in Mexico for extortion and ore theft, and the Sinaloa cartel, designated a terrorist organization by the U.S., continues to fuel violence in the region.
