A missing-persons activist says call center workers have been going missing in Mexico since at least 2017MEXICO CITY -- A missing-persons activist in western Mexico said Wednesday that call center workers have been going missing in Mexico since at least 2017, and that authorities have done little to solve the cases. The violent Jalisco cartel operates call centers in the western state of the same name; the centers target Americans in timeshare frauds. Forensic examiners in the western state of Jalisco said in a statement Monday that tests had confirmed the bodies belonged to the missing call center workers. But the U.S. official said that authorities suspect the youths were killed by the Jalisco cartel after they tried to quit their jobs. The Jalisco cartel, known by its initials as the CJNG, is famous for its ruthless treatment of supposed traitors, informants or turncoats.

Source: ABC News June 08, 2023 07:34 UTC