For the past three months, residents of Sinaloa have been terrorized by turf wars between "Los Chapitos" and "La Mayiza" that have resulted in more than 500 deaths. As authorities continue to send troops to northern Mexico in an attempt to curb cartel-related violence, influential figures in Mexican society are also making a call for peace.
Two weeks ago, Mexico's biggest sports star Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez made a surprise appearance at one of President Claudia Sheinbaum's morning press conferences, pleading with children and adolescents in Sinaloa to use sports as a vehicle to escape the crime-ridden culture in which their communities have been immersed due to the power drug cartels have in the region.
