In Concordia, Sinaloa, the situation surrounding the kidnapping of ten miners has taken a new turn as colleagues have refuted claims made by government officials that the miners were mistaken for members of 'Los Mayos.' Instead, they assert that the miners faced direct threats from organized crime, which pressured them to cease operations at their mine. According to testimonies from two coworkers, these threats had been reported to their employer, Silver Vizsla, yet the company remained indifferent to their safety concerns.

Witnesses have described incidents where the criminal organization explicitly targeted the miners to force them to abandon the site rather than to extort them financially. When the miners rejected these demands, they were coerced into wearing bright yellow vests to be easily identified while working in the field. This proactive use of intimidation tactics by the criminal group underscores the severity of the threat the miners were under long before the kidnapping incident.

The lack of action from Silver Vizsla in response to these earlier threats raises serious questions about the safety measures and the responsibility corporations have in protecting their employees from the increasing violence associated with organized crime in Mexico. This incident highlights the broader risks faced by workers in the mining sector, particularly in regions like Sinaloa, where cartel activity is prevalent and where the safety of laborers often falls by the wayside amidst various struggles for power and control within the criminal underworld.