Mexican ground teams supported by air assets operated in El Verde and Concordia, Sinaloa, on February 7, 2026, between 6:45 PM and 8:15 PM UTC, amid reports of 10 missing miners from Vizsla Silver Corp. since January 23; three soldiers were injured by a mine explosion near Apatzingán, Michoacán; and authorities seized six light aircraft near Otatitlán, Veracruz, according to Eco1_LVM on X. In El Verde, Sinaloa, ground teams received air support while local collectives remained on standby, having previously reported potential clandestine graves that the government ignored, as stated by Eco1_LVM. The missing Vizsla Silver Corp. miners include engineers Antonio (environmental supervisor), Antonio Esparza (community relations manager), José Castañeda, Javier Vargas, Javier Valdez (security), and Saul Alberto Ochoa Pérez. Near Apatzingán, Michoacán, three military personnel were injured when a patrol vehicle triggered a mine on a road to Las Bateas during the reporting window; the wounded were transported to the 43rd Military Zone of Apatzingán, per Eco1_LVM. In Otatitlán, Veracruz, teams seized six light aircraft—five operational and one fuselage—on a property along the Cosamaloapan-Papaloapan highway between La Isleta and La Carmela after beach operations, as reported by Eco1_LVM. This follows earlier Mexican Army deployments of armored vehicles and helicopters in Concordia, Sinaloa, earlier on February 7.
