"The trickle of information about what happened to the miners kidnapped in Sinaloa has kept uncertainty high in yet another episode that exposes the horror of violence in northwestern Mexico, even as the government of Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Tuesday a 42% drop in intentional homicides nationwide over the past five months. The explanations offered on Tuesday by the Security Cabinet, led by Omar Garcia Harfuch, about why the miners were abducted have not dispelled doubts about how easily the criminals took them from their camp."
"According to the authorities, the disappearance of the workers at least 10 of them on January 23 was the result of a mixup by a criminal group linked to Los Chapitos, a faction of the nowdefunct Sinaloa Cartel. Harfuch said the group believed the workers belonged to a rival gang. The miners' case coincides with other violent incidents recorded in the state in recent weeks events just as serious, or worse all of them painting a troubling picture."
Omar Garcia Harfuch said a criminal mix-up by a group linked to Los Chapitos caused the abduction of at least ten miners from a Sinaloa camp on January 23. Harfuch said the group believed the workers belonged to a rival gang. At least five bodies have been found in a mass grave, with another five yet to be identified. Relatives and colleagues report that armed men went directly to the workers' camp. The kidnappings coincide with other recent disappearances and attacks in Sinaloa, while the national government reported a 42% drop in intentional homicides over five months.
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