Mexican authorities said Friday that federal forces had found what appeared to be the body of one of 10 employees of a Canadian mining company who were kidnapped three weeks ago from a city in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Vizsla Silver has previously faced security concerns with its silver and gold mining exploration project called Panuco in Sinaloa. There are about 6,835 people who have disappeared in the state of Sinaloa, according to the Mexican federal missing persons registry. The state has recorded about 1,557 disappearances between Jan. 1, 2025, and Feb. 2, 2026, according to the UN petition. Federal Security and Citizen Protection Secretary Omar Harfuch has said that it’s suspected that Vizsla’s employees were kidnapped by a cell linked to Los Chapitos.

Source: CBC News February 08, 2026 00:24 UTC