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Mexico arrests owner of mine where 10 workers died in flooded shaft last year
The owner of a northern Mexico coal mine where 10 miners died last year has been arrested
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press
May 25, 2023, 6:09 PM
MEXICO CITY -- The owner of a northern Mexico coal mine where 10 miners died last year has been arrested, the Attorney General’s Office said Thursday.
Prosecutors identified the man only as Luis “G” in a statement. But a federal official familiar with the case confirmed it was Luis García, majority owner of El Pinabete mine in the border state of Coahuila. The official, who wasn't authorized to talk about the case publicly, agreed to reveal the information only if not quoted by name.
García was arrested May 18 in the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon, the Attorney General’s Office said. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer.
The arrest came nine months after the mine filled with water when workers broke through a rock wall into the flooded tunnel of an old adjacent mine.
More:
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/mexico-arrests-owner-mine-10-workers-died-flooded-99616820
