Sinaloa arrests linked to miner killings and missing tourists

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Five suspected members of Los Chapitos were arrested in two operations in Sinaloa, with the Defense Ministry linking them to the abduction and killing of 10 mining workers in Concordia and the disappearance of four tourists in Mazatlán, according to Hoy Tamaulipas.

Jesús Abraham “N,” known as “Talibán,” was arrested Saturday in Mazatlán. The ministry said the other four suspects, including a Colombian national, were detained Friday; their names had not been released. Authorities described Jesús Abraham as a trusted associate of Juan Benito “N,” known as “Beny 17,” whom they identified as a regional leader.

Hoy Tamaulipas reported that the ministry associated the five with the security circle of Óscar Luciano “N,” known as “Casco” or “El 81,” another alleged regional Los Chapitos leader. The ministry did not specify each detainee’s suspected role in the two cases. Specific charges and their legal status had not been disclosed.

The mining workers, employed by Canam/Vizsla Silver, were taken from their residence in Concordia by armed men at about 7:30 a.m. on January 23, 2026. Their remains were found and identified over the following months. The report said the final identification, that of Pablo Osorio Sánchez in July, confirmed the deaths of all 10.

The four tourists from the State of Mexico disappeared in February after armed men intercepted them while they were traveling in two rented vehicles in Mazatlán. The report identified them as Omar Alexis Ramírez, Gregorio Ramírez, Óscar García and Javier Ramírez. Their families still did not know their whereabouts, and authorities had not said whether the arrests yielded new information to locate them.

Original reporting: Hoy Tamaulipas.