The mountain range serving as a natural border between Durango and Sinaloa is experiencing one of its most critical moments following reports of the forced disappearance of a dozen workers. Preliminary investigations and community reports point to Los Cabreras behind the kidnapping of 10 miners on the Durango-Sinaloa border, an act that marks the end of a long era of calm in the mining region.
The Breaking Point: An Incursion from Durango
Security analyses and reports from outlets like ElPaís.com and Timenews Sinaloa emphasize that the problem occurred more on the Durango side than the Sinaloa side. The mining zone, vital to the local economy, has traditionally been a haven of peace. The area has always been peaceful for years, and workers have always been calm until the arrival of this criminal group, Los Cabrera, whose incursion has sown fear and instability in a region accustomed to tranquility.
Rising Violence for Territorial Control
The abduction of the 10 miners—including one from Chihuahua—is not an isolated incident. With the presence of Los Cabrera, robberies with violence have intensified, all in an attempt to enter and control Sinaloa. The group’s strategic objective appears to be the domination of the mountain routes connecting both entities, using fear and dispossession as their primary tools for expansion into Sinaloa territory. Extortion and plunder have become the norm, directly affecting the lives and livelihoods of those who work in the mines.
Mining Community Demands Answers
Uncertainty reigns among the families of the kidnapped miners. Timenews Sinaloa’s social media and testimonials gathered by Tiempo.com.mx reflect the desperation and demand from communities for effective intervention by authorities. Daily life in the sierra, once marked by hard work and security, is now dominated by fear of incursions by this group, which, in its thirst for power, has disrupted social peace and economic stability in the region. The governments of Durango and Sinaloa, under pressure, are intensifying search efforts in a geographically hostile terrain, as the clock ticks for the 10 missing individuals.
Sources: Tiempo.com.mx, ElPaís.com, Timenews Sinaloa (Social Media), and Citizen Reports.