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November 11, 2025
Cartels Seized a Mexican Gold Mine. He Was Hired To Win It Back
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For Alejandro Sánchez, reclaiming a mine was more than business.
In Mexico’s Sonora state, a gold mine said to be worth billions slipped from its American owner’s hands and into cartel control. Desperate to reclaim it, the American turned to a man with deep local ties.
Confronting some of Mexico’s most violent crime syndicates would become the greatest risk—and test—of his life.
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