"Environmental journalist and activist Manuel Alejandro Moreno Serna, known as Alex Serna, was found dead after disappearing on June 20 in Zihuatanejo, in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero.
Authorities found a body bearing signs of violence two days later inside an abandoned metal drum along the Zihuatanejo-Acapulco federal highway.
Before his disappearance, Serna said he had received threats on social media after exposing alleged irregularities at a mango dehydration company in the community of La Saladita.
Serna was well known in Zihuatanejo for reporting on environmental issues, alleged corruption and disputes involving private development projects and local authorities."
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This text was translated with AI assistance and reviewed by LJR.
