After the State Commissioner for the Search for Missing Persons indicated that they do not rule out the possibility that Durango residents may be among those buried in the mass graves found in El Verde, Sinaloa, Governor Esteban Villegas stated that the issue of security is very complex, especially communication when addressing matters of this nature.
“The state prosecutor maintains constant coordination with the Sinaloa prosecutor and with the army at the peace tables, and we are waiting for the security strategy they have implemented in the neighboring state to yield results.” The truth is, what is happening pains us all because it involves our people.
When asked if the Sinaloa governor, Rubén Rocha Moya, has been open to discussing these issues, Villegas Villarreal said, “They are different points of view. I have one point of view, they have a different one, and we work in different ways; but it is a federal matter in which we provide all the support we can to clarify the different cases.”
Through social media, it was clear that people from Durango didn’t hesitate to travel to Mazatlán to enjoy the carnival, leading the governor to believe that the public wasn’t very concerned about security. “Hopefully nothing happens and people can go and have fun. That they do so safely, and we hope that security will gradually be restored throughout Sinaloa, not just in Mazatlán.”
As will be recalled, after the discovery of the mass graves at the El Verde property in Sinaloa, the mothers searching for their missing loved ones from Durango and members of the Buscando Emilios collective traveled to the neighboring state to obtain information about the bodies found.
In this regard, the State Commissioner for the Search for Missing Persons, Carlos Burciaga Rosales, indicated that there are approximately 50 missing people from Durango and that, given Durango’s proximity to Sinaloa, the possibility of finding remains in those graves cannot be ruled out.
He elaborated that families and mothers searching for their missing loved ones have come to Sinaloa seeking assistance and demanding information from the Attorney General’s Office. He added that the National Commission for the Search for Missing Persons continually supports these women by facilitating their travel to the states of Sinaloa and Zacatecas so they can obtain information.
Following the mothers’ claim that they were not given information and were denied entry, the commissioner stated that access is difficult due to the rigorous vetting process at the Attorney General’s Office. He concluded that, “as far as I know,” they have not been provided with precise information, although they maintain their request to be heard and receive answers.
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