Mexico's President issued a public appeal to drug cartels on Monday, urging them not to engage in violent confrontations following the recent detention of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada and Joaquín Guzmán López, two top Mexican drug lords. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador emphasized the futility of internal wars within the Sinaloa cartel, expressing concern for the potential harm to innocent lives and families.
Despite the deployment of 200 elite soldiers to Sinaloa as a precautionary measure, there were no immediate reports of increased violence over the weekend. The Sinaloa cartel has long been plagued by internal strife between factions loyal to Zambada and those following the sons of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzman.
