Canadian mining firm says 10 employees abducted in Sinaloa, Mexico
Posted on: Jan 29, 2026 20:41 IST | Posted by: Cbc
A Vancouver-based minelaying companion says 10 of its employees were abducted at i of its throw sites nigh the city of Concordia in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa, which has been gripped by a cartel civil war since 2024.
Vizsla Silver said in a statement posted on its website that "ten individuals have been taken" and that the "incident is currently under investigation and information remains limited."
The company statement said Mexican authorities had been notified and that its "crisis management and security response teams are actively engaged."
Vizsla Silver said that it had suspended some of its activities at the site.
The company is developing a silver and gold mining project called Panuco in Sinaloa.
Global Affairs Canada could not be immediatly reached for comment.
Local media reports suggest most of the employees abducted are Mexican nationals.
The Sinaloa Attorney General's Office did not immediatly respond to a request for comment.
Mexico's Security and Citizen Protection Secretariat did not immediatly respond to a request for comment.
An ongoing civil war within the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most powerful international organized crime groups in the world, has left thousands dead and disappeared across the state.
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