"At the entrance to La Clementina, a housing development in the municipality of Concordia, in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, there are five funeral wreaths and 12 votive candles. It is a floral offering in memory of the miners who were kidnapped at the end of January. The bodies of Jose Angel Hernandez Velez, Ignacio Aurelio Salazar Flores, Jose Manuel Castaneda Hernandez, Jose Antonio Jimenez, and Jesus Antonio de la O, all employees of the Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver, have been identified, while the whereabouts of five others remain unknown."
"The offerings cover part of the entrance to the site that served as the miners' camp. It was here, on Friday, January 23, that a group of armed men linked to the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel showed up. The criminals abducted 10 company employees. They murdered half of the kidnapped men and left their bodies in clandestine graves located in a town called El Verde, nine miles (15 km) from La Clementina."
"This is an incredibly painful time for the families of our colleagues, for our team and for the community of Concordia. We stand with the families and are doing what we can to support them, while also looking after our colleagues during this difficult period, said Vizsla Silver President Michael Konnert in a statement."
Six clandestine burial sites near La Clementina, Concordia, Sinaloa yielded 14 exhumed bodies. Five of the bodies were identified as employees of the Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver: Jose Angel Hernandez Velez, Ignacio Aurelio Salazar Flores, Jose Manuel Castaneda Hernandez, Jose Antonio Jimenez, and Jesus Antonio de la O. Ten company workers were abducted on January 23 by armed men linked to the Los Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel; five of the kidnapped men were killed and buried in El Verde, nine miles from La Clementina, while five others remain missing. Vizsla Silver said it is supporting families and colleagues.
Read at english.elpais.com
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