A Mexican Mother Turns Detective, Driven by Devotion to Her Kidnapped Son - New York Times

“Ms. Miranda’s story reflects a cruel reality in Mexico. Not only are kidnappings rampant among middle-class and wealthy people, but the Mexican police in most cases do such a poor job of investigating them that a majority go unsolved, anticrime advocates say.

José Antonio Ortega Sánchez, the head of the Citizen’s Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, said most kidnappings went unreported not just because people do not trust the police.”

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