The situation in Sinaloa has traditionally been tense because of turf wars, but lately it appears to be reaching a boiling point, especially since the arrest of "El Mayo" Zambada earlier this year. Just this week, reports came out that Cartel members in the are are putting sombreros on corpses, a message that could symbolize a reference to the "Mayiza," a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel loyal to Ismael "El Mayo".
To add more fuel to the fire, this week also saw convicted Mexican security chief, Genaro García Luna, publish a letter from prison linking President AMLO to the Sinaloa Cartel, prompting the Lopez Obrador to not only deny the claims but issue an accusation of his own, saying the U.S. is partly to blame for the violence in the region for arresting Zambada without Mexico's knowledge.
