A former Sinaloa cartel operative turned YouTube influencer told a Mexican journalist that Los Chapitos and La Mayiza — rival factions within the Sinaloa Cartel fighting for control in northern Mexico — had reached a peace agreement after Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was captured by U.S. authorities last year.
The truce, however, was short-lived. Close associates of Ismael "Mayito Flaco" Zambada Sicairos — son of "El Mayo" and leader of La Mayiza — allegedly convinced him to retaliate and break the pact.
