Mexico's Federal Attorney General's Office located human remains and a body in Concordia, Sinaloa, while searching for 10 miners kidnapped on January 23. One body shows features matching a missing person, though identity is unconfirmed. Four people have been arrested in connection with the case.
On January 23, an armed group burst into the La Clementina neighborhood in Concordia, Sinaloa, where 10 engineers and technical staff from the Canadian mining company Vizsla Silver were staying. The workers were deprived of their freedom around 7:30 a.m. as they prepared to start their duties at the local mining project, according to María Salazar, wife of one of the miners, in a radio interview: “They were in their rest area... nothing has been heard from them since, no communication.”
Vizsla Silver, focused on gold and silver extraction, reported the kidnapping and activated crisis protocols, immediately notifying authorities. The case was handed to the Federal Attorney General's Office (FGR) and its Specialized Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime Matters (FEMDO), with support from the Criminal Investigation Agency (AIC), the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), and the National Guard (GN).
On February 6, during searches and fieldwork in Concordia, the FGR found human remains and a body with features matching one of the missing individuals. Site processing continues under guard, with experts analyzing evidence to confirm identities and reconstruct events. As part of the probe, four people were arrested in separate operations in the El Verde and La Concepción communities of Concordia. In El Verde, two men carried AK-47 rifles, magazines, and tactical vests; in La Concepción, a couple possessed a SCAR rifle, a .40 Glock pistol, and ammunition. Victim belongings, including mobile phones, were also recovered during raids in Mazatlán and Concordia.
Omar García Harfuch, head of the SSPC, reported significant progress in a security meeting. The Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex) expressed trust in authorities and solidarity with the families, staying in touch with Vizsla Silver. The Association of Mining Engineers, Metallurgists, and Geologists of Mexico (AIMMGM) called for coordinated actions to ensure the workers' safe return. The detainees are presumed innocent until convicted, and the investigation aims to clarify ties to organized crime in the area.
