After 15 months of infighting between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza, the two Sinaloa Cartel factions battling for control of the criminal organization in the state, violence in Sinaloa has reached levels not seen before.
The internal war has claimed thousands of lives. Since Sept. 9, 2024, the Mexican outlet Noroeste has documented at least 2,444 intentional homicides and 2,924 cases of people reported missing or forcibly taken as of Dec. 8.
