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Sinaloa Cartel Clashes in Northern Mexico Leave at Least 30 Dead
The violence, linked to the arrest of cartel leaders, has prompted school closures and security alerts in the affected areas.
At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico's northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said Tuesday. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that two military personnel were among those killed in the fighting that started Sept.
Mexican president blames the US for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
Gunmen have terrorized the city of 1 million, forcing businesses to close and schools to temporarily shut their doors.
US Shares Blame For Violence Shaking Mexico Cartel: President
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday that the United States shared blame for bloody cartel infighting that erupted in the country after Washington arrested a narco kingpin.
Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is asking the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel terrorizing the capital city of Culiacán to act "responsibly” so no one else gets killed.
Mexico president blames U.S. for cartel killings as violence surges in Sinaloa after leaders arrested
Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel appear to be fighting for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the U.S.
Mexico's Obrador blames US for surge in cartel violence
MEXICAN President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Amlo) blamed the United States on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorising the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week.
Sinaloa violence sparks fear of intra-cartel war in Mexico
Shootouts in the western Mexican state of Sinaloa have kindled fears that an intra-cartel war is about to break out in the wake of the arrest of legendary trafficker, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, in July.
Over 30 killed in Mexico cartel stronghold as violence rages after Sinaloa leaders detained in U.S.
The clashes follow the arrests on U.S. soil of Sinaloa Cartel co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, as well as Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of El Chapo.
Mexico's Sinaloa cartel leader pleads not guilty to US charges
An influential leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada pleaded not guilty this week in a U.S. drug trafficking case that accuses him of engaging in murder plots and ordering torture
Top Security Member of Sinaloa Cartel Faction 'Los Chapitos' Arrested in Mexico
"El Piyi" is the security chief of Archivaldo Iván Guzmán Salazar, son of "El Chapo" and believed to be leading the criminal group at the moment
The politics of immigration play differently along the US-Mexico border
Here, border politics are literally matters of life and death. Federal and local authorities describe a new humanitarian ...
Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students
Suspected cartel leader was arrested on charges of "organized crime and taken to the Altiplano maximum security prison.
Mexico ex-drug czar deserves life in prison for bribery, US says
Genaro Garcia Luna, who for several years led Mexico's fight against the country's violent drug trade, should spend the rest ...
Mexico Cartel Members Are Putting Sombreros On Corpses In Apparent Message As Turf Wars Rage On
It is unclear whether victims are members of "El Mayo" Zambada's faction or if the hats are being used as taunts.
Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is demanding that former secretary of public security Genaro García Luna, who ...
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Can High-Profile Cartel Arrests Halt the Fentanyl Traffic?
The recent capture of Sinaloa Cartel leaders is a major symbolic victory. But will it stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
Trial of reputed Mexican cartel leader’s son offers cautionary tale for ‘narco juniors’
The case of 'El Menchito' has highlighted the generational divide between boomer-aged drug cartel bosses and their millennial ...
Sinaloa, Mexico logs 19 homicides in five days
In Culiacán, businesses have closed, public transportation has been cut back and Independence Day festivities have been ...