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Hitman Tied to El Chapo’s Sons Captured After Mine Slayings

6/3/2026

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Mexican security officials captured Gabriel N., a hitman tied to the sons of jailed drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, for killing ten Vizsla Silver employees.
The victims were Mexican mine workers, including two engineers and a geologist, taken from Vizsla Silver’s mining project.
Authorities said the murders reflect an internal cartel conflict and, despite over 120,000 disappearances since the 1950s, attacks on foreign firms like Vizsla Silver are rare.

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Mexican security officials captured Gabriel N., a hitman tied to the sons of jailed drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, for killing ten Vizsla Silver employees.
The victims were Mexican mine workers, including two engineers and a geologist, taken from Vizsla Silver’s mining project.
Authorities said the murders reflect an internal cartel conflict and, despite over 120,000 disappearances since the 1950s, attacks on foreign firms like Vizsla Silver are rare.