# Mexico arrests five in mining workers' murders

> Mexican authorities arrest five cartel members linked to the kidnapping and murder of ten workers from a Canadian mining company in Sinaloa.
- Title: Mexico arrests five in mining workers' murders · CBS News
- Summary: Mexican authorities arrest five cartel members linked to the kidnapping and murder of ten workers from a Canadian mining company in Sinaloa. Mexico arrested…
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- Source: CBS News — https://cbsnews.com/news/mexico-arrests-suspects-murders-workers-canada-mining-company
- Published: 2026-10-19T10:35:13+00:00
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- Topics: vizsla silver, sinaloa cartel, mexico, kidnapping, mining, organized crime, news
## Ten mining workers kidnapped and killed
Ten Mexican workers from Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver were kidnapped at gunpoint on January twenty-third from a silver mining project in Sinaloa. Their bodies were later found buried in clandestine graves.
## Five cartel members arrested for the murders
Mexican authorities arrested five men linked to the kidnappings on Sunday. Mexico's defense ministry said the suspects belonged to a faction of the Sinaloa cartel, identifying one as Jesus Abraham, alias Taliban.
## Workers mistaken for rival cartel members
The government said the workers were mistaken for members of a rival faction of the Sinaloa cartel, which has been torn apart by internecine fighting since September twenty twenty-four.
## Family grieves loss of worker
Jaime Castañeda identified his brother José Manuel Castañeda Hernández, forty-three, a husband and father of two, by viewing photos shown by local officials.He told CBC News, "It's so hard to see how they suffer.

> It's so hard to see how they suffer. There's no justice with what's happening.
## Key takeaway

Mexico arrested five men linked to the January twenty-third kidnapping and murder of ten workers from Vancouver-based Vizsla Silver in Sinaloa, allegedly by a Sinaloa cartel faction.