After the arrest of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, reportedly handed over to U.S. authorities by his godson Joaquín Guzmán López, son of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Sinaloa has descended into a violent internal war, with Los Chapitos and La Mayiza, the cartel's two main factions, fighting.
Zambada was captured in July 2024, and just weeks later, on Sept. 9, violence erupted in the state capital, Culiacán, where reports emerged of high-speed chases, shootouts and blockades across several parts of the city.
