On 19 October 1993 Francisco Guarcas was reportedly seen being kidnapped from his workplace in Guatemala City by four army collaborators and ex- members of the Civil Defence Patrols (PAC). Francisco Guarcas, from Semeja II, Chichicastenango, is a member of the Grupo de Apoyo Mutuo por el Aparecimiento con Vida de Nuestros Familiares (GAM), Mutual Support Group for the Appearance of Our Relatives Alive.
