Project Milkshake

Project Milkshake, also sometimes called Black April, was an alleged counter-intelligence operation carried out by Achtotlaner security services in April 1997. From April 4th to April 7th a large number of forced disappearances, arrests, and seemingly random acts of violence were reported by independent media. The amount of people disappeared or killed during this period has been variously estimated to range between the low tens to the high hundreds.

To this day there is no political consensus on the events that transpired, and the issue remains a highly polarizing one. Since 1997 there had been almost universal media silence on the topic, although discussion on the topic gained some limited traction on underground forums in the early '2000s. In 2014 investigative journalist Iztli Ocotlan released an exposé called Project Milkshake, which brought the issue to mainstream attention.

Authorities maintain that there was no government involvement in the temporary spike in disappearances, and have dismissed allegation to the contrary as baseless rumors.

History
In 2014 Iztli Ocotlan released an exposé on the topic. He claimed to have finished the book three years before but had to go into hiding in Gyunghwa for a year after several of his sources disappeared. Following his return in Achtotlan in 2012 Ocotlan tried to get the book published, but it took two full years before he could find a publisher who was willing to. Project Milkshake derives its name from an allegedly leaked memo which Ocotlan cites, in which the then-director of national security Yves G. Tlalec ordered a comprehensive campaign to "neutralize designated anticitizens".

After the release of the exposé, Ocotlan made several media appearances.

Alleged Casualties
Some notable all

Due to the clandestine nature of the alleged purges, there has been no official record of casualties and the government denies any and all involvement. Speculation and misinformation has also made it difficult to ascertain the validity of these claims. The following is a record of alleged victims of Project Milkshake as put forward by XXX before his death.


 * Augustin Etletl, trade union organizer, officially ruled a suicide
 * Elina DuRoi, journalist, stabbed during a mugging
 * Patoz Quetzalli, journalist, car accident
 * Xochitl Mocel, journalist, dissappeared
 * Tayanna Zeltin, journalist, killed during a home invasion along with her husband and two children
 * Calatzlin Léon-Aketzalli, bishop of Atoyec, dissappeared
 * Charlotte Cortez, mayoral candidate of Iztlan, officially ruled a suicide
 * Momoztli Salazar, member of the College of Benevolences for the Scarlets, car accident
 * Isadora Montecoatl, appelate court judge, gas explosion
 * Itota Yaotl-Zuma, defense contractor, disappeared
 * Carmen Chimalma, writer, found dismembered
 * Guilloman Zolin, writer, officially ruled a suicide
 * Mazatl Citlali, high school teacher, car bomb
 * Joseph Apichu, musician, drug overdose
 * Suyunta Urchu, businesswoman, dissappeared

Additionally, four people were killed in a supermarket bombing on the 5th of April, including aerospace executive Ciel Itzcali. Several more victims have been alleged