Rocha Moya assures that work is being done to locate people arrested in Mazatlán

–The forced disappearances in the port have mobilized authorities and relatives, who demand justice and immediate responses–

Mazatlán, Sinaloa.- In response to the growing wave of forced disappearances in Mazatlán, the governor of Sinaloa Rubén Rocha Moya, reported that the situation is being addressed in close coordination with the municipal president, Edgar González Zataráin. The disappearances have generated concern and mobilization among both authorities and citizens, who demand the location of the victims and their return alive.

Rocha Moya assured that he was aware of the cases and explained that joint efforts are being carried out to locate the missing people. “The president and I are already very much in coordination with the issue here, and yes, we are following up on it because we already know more or less how it is behaving,” declared the governor, alluding to the strategy they are implementing to address the crisis. of missing people in Mazatlán.

The president stressed that they maintain a constant search in the hope that, if people have been deprived of their liberty, they can be released and return to their homes. “If they release them later, that’s great; If they take a little while, we start to worry, but we are looking for them,” he added.

The desperation and uncertainty of the families of the missing have led to the organization of demonstrations. On the afternoon of September 27, a group of protesters gathered at the photographic viewpoint of the letters of Mazatlán, at Punto Valentino’s, on the boardwalk. Relatives and friends of the victims demanded justice and the return of their loved ones alive.

Among the missing are Alejandro, César Antonio, Nery Alejandro and Jonathan Salas, who were deprived of their freedom under different circumstances in Mazatlán. Their families ask the authorities to intensify the search and guarantee the safety of citizens in the face of the increase in disappearances in the municipality.

The wave of disappearances has generated concern in the tourist port, where authorities seek to stop these incidents and respond to the population’s cry for justice. Coordination between the state and municipal governments will be key to establishing effective strategies that allow finding the whereabouts of missing people and providing answers to their families.