They had been toiling in narco-slavery camps, an under-covered aspect of Mexico’s illicit drug trade. (This story was originally published in Spanish by Quinto Elemento Lab):Freedom had not been kind to the captives. We are telling their stories not because we hope to secure justice, but simply to establish the truth. “They might be lucky enough to be rescued, or unlucky enough to die out there. This didn’t start yesterday; it’s been going on for many years.”