Day 758: Los Mochis Produce-Market President Abducted, Found Safe a Day Later

José Pimentel Moncada, 61, president of the Central de Abastos ('La Yarda Grande') wholesale produce market in Los Mochis, Ahome, was forced into a vehicle by armed men in two vehicles around 3:00 PM on Thursday, August 20, 2026, as he left the market on Rosendo G. Castro street heading home. His children posted a video appealing for his safe return, describing him as a lifelong market, agriculture, and transport worker with no history of conflict. He was located safe and reunited with his family by August 21; Mexican outlets did not disclose the circumstances of his release.