The young people disappeared on Oaxaca beaches and only one managed to survive
Eight young people from Tlaxcala disappeared between February 27 and 28 on different beaches in Oaxaca.
The only survivor, Brenda Mariel Salas, was found alive in Puebla and reported that municipal police from Huatulco kidnapped her and handed her over to a criminal group.
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The other missing individuals, Angie Lizeth Pérez, Raúl Emmanuel González, Noemí Yamileth López, and Jacqueline Ailet Meza, remain unlocated.
The investigation intensified after a vehicle with nine bodies was found on the Oaxaca-Puebla highway, although it has not yet been confirmed if they belong to the missing young people.
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The disappearance of these young people adds to the multiple cases of kidnappings in the state, where victims are often handed over by corrupt authorities to criminal groups.
Oaxaca police were implicated in the possible involvement in the crime
Brenda Mariel's report sparked suspicions about the complicity of local security forces with criminal groups.
The governor of Oaxaca downplayed the situation, stating that "there is no conclusive evidence", while the State Prosecutor's Office continued with the investigation.
The families of the missing individuals reported negligence by the authorities, who limited themselves to opening an investigation without conducting operations to find the young people.
In Oaxaca, disappearances have increased in recent years, with multiple cases where the police have been implicated as accomplices.
The residents fear that the missing will never be found, as has happened in numerous cases, where criminal networks operate with total impunity.
Violence and impunity continue to mark the fate of victims in Oaxaca
Despite the outrage, disappearances in the state continue to rise, without the government taking effective measures to curb the violence.
The role of municipal police has been called into question, fueling fears that security forces work for organized crime instead of protecting the population.
The families of the victims demanded immediate answers, but in a country where impunity is the norm, the hope for justice fades.
Meanwhile, as the government continues to fail to solve these crimes, citizens live in fear, knowing that the authorities responsible for their protection may be the same ones handing them over to criminals.
