The Mexican newspaper El Debate de Culiacán denounces the kidnapping of one of its delivery drivers

( Spanish) – The newspaper El Debate of Culiacán, capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, reported this Saturday the kidnapping of one of its delivery drivers which, according to the media in its X account, occurred after the worker was chased by a group of men and thrown from his motorcycle.

“Our colleague had been helped by another delivery man when he was forcibly taken away by individuals on the morning of October 19. “So far we know nothing about his whereabouts,” he said in a publication.

The newspaper also published a photo of the worker and asked for help in locating him. His name has not been released for security reasons.

The attack against the delivery driver was condemned this Saturday by the non-governmental organizations Article 19 and the Committee to Protect Journalists.

The incident occurs after this week the El Debate facilities were attacked with a firearm, according to authorities. The governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha, said in his X account that he asked the Prosecutor’s Office and the State Security Secretariat to initiate investigations into what happened.

contacted both institutions to request more information about the situation of the kidnapped deliveryman and is awaiting a response.

Sinaloa, a state in northwest Mexico, has been experiencing acts of violence for just over a month that have attracted national public attention and led the federal government to send more military elements to reinforce security. An additional group of 600 uniformed personnel from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) was sent only on September 21.

Between January and August, 338 intentional homicides were recorded in Sinaloa, according to the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP).

This Friday, October 18 alone, six cases were recorded, according to reports from the federal government and the state Prosecutor’s Office.