Jeweler Luis Zuñiga Ramos was reportedly deprived of his liberty on Thursday in the Tres Ríos district of Culiacán, near the Fórum commercial complex, according to Luz Noticias. The outlet reported the incident on September 17, 2026.
El Universal described the victim as a business owner in the jewelry trade and reported that authorities launched a search operation following the abduction. Cafe Negro Portal reported that the businessman was taken along with a bulletproof Audi vehicle after an incident at a plaza in Tres Ríos. Ríodoce, citing its own account, reported that an armed group seized a man at Plaza Real in Culiacán.
The reports differ slightly on the exact commercial location, with Luz Noticias pointing to the area near Fórum Culiacán and other outlets referring to a shopping plaza in the Tres Ríos sector. Debate.com.mx noted that Tres Ríos has been the scene of a series of violent incidents and has drawn attention from the state prosecutor's office.
Details on the number of assailants, the method of the abduction, and the victim's current whereabouts were not available in the reporting summarized here. No official statement from Sinaloa authorities confirming the case was included in the available material.
What to watch next: whether state prosecutors confirm the abduction and release further information on the search operation.