Mexico haunted by mystery of the ‘disappeared’
Mexico haunted by mystery of the ‘disappeared’
More than 26,000 Mexicans have vanished since 2006, a tide of disappearances police and other officials have failed to halt.
By: Oakland Ross Feature Writer, Published on Sun Jun 23 2013
The abduction took place in Mexico City, on a Sunday morning in May. In all, 12 young people were taken. One moment, they were here. A few minutes later, they were gone.
Despite initial reports, those who carried out the operation were not driving dark SUVs or disguised with masks — both giveaways of gang-related activity in Mexico — but arrived in unremarkable sedans, wearing casual clothing.
The assailants numbered about 17. Their targets were all youths from an impoverished and crime-ridden Mexico City neighbourhood called Tepito, notorious for its huge outdoor market featuring all sorts of contraband goods.
At the time of the abduction, the victims were in a very different part of town — an upscale entertainment and nightclub district known as the Zona Rosa, where they were partying at an after-hours lounge called Heaven.
According to security camera footage, the abductees put up little if any struggle. They were simply bundled into a variety of waiting cars and driven away.
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