Hundreds of persons reported missing this year

The Baja California Attorney General’s Office said about 900 people have been reported missing in Baja California this year.

Attorney General Ricardo Ivan Carpio clarified the figures constantly change as many of those reported missing are false cases.

The agency records those cases as either missing or not found. The difference lies in whether the missing individual disappeared for unknown reasons.

Many of those reported missing are found dead in canals, empty lots and undeveloped sites. Bodies also are found by the San Felipe Highway or in the Laguna Salada area.

The agency said it plans to implement changes to provide units that conduct missing searches for missing persons with additional tools like equipment and staff to assist victim families.