Mexican Authorities reported that a reporter was abducted from her home by armed kidnappers early morning Monday in Southern Mexico. The said reporter had not been seen since and authorities are still searching for her.
According to Fox News, Anabel Flores Salazar was kidnapped from her residential home in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz around 2 a.m. on Monday. Salazar is working as a reported for Crime-Beat. Prosecutor from the Veracruz State office said authorities continues to search of her whereabouts. Police also reported that the abduction occurred near Orizaba City, her local newspaper workplace.
Back in August, a crime incident was also reported regarding journalists. Five armed men stormed in an Orizaba bar and killed one reporter sitting together at one table with a reputed drug gang boss, Newsday reported. Since Gov. Javier Duarte had took over the office in 2010, there had been at least 15 journalists reported to have been killed and more than three have been reported missing.
Prosecutors said they are investigating all the possible ties of the said abducted reporter, according to Washington Post. The investigations of the officials also said, the missing reporter had previously worked for Victor Osorio Santacruz's company, during his arrestment back in 2014. Mexican Army had also previously identified Santacruz as the leader of the Zetas drug Cartel's local branch.
The Committee to Protect Journalists on New York said, the news of her abduction was a shocked and urged the Mexican authorities to do their best effort in order to find her. The group's senior program coordinator for the Americas, Carlos Lauria said, "Veracruz has become one of the most dangerous regions in the world for the press, crippling citizens."
She also said, the Mexican federal government should put an end to this cycle of endless violence and they should bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice.
