Mexican fishing industry rep killed after denouncing illegal fishing

Mexican fishing industry rep killed after denouncing illegal fishing

Source: mongabay

8/5/2024

Minerva Pérez Castro, the Baja California representative for the Mexican fishing industry’s main trade group, was killed in July after speaking out against the presence of organized crime in the fishing industry.
Sophisticated organized crime groups have long participated in illegal fishing in northern Mexico, one of the most important producing areas for the country’s prominent fishing industry.

The residences of several suspects have been searched, according to the Attorney General of the State of Baja California.

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