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More Than 150 Police Officers in Culiacán Have Retired Amid Cartel Violence Since September 2024

Investigative police officers from the Jalisco Attorney General's Office guard the area as Cecilia Flores, activist and founding member of the Madres Buscadoras de Sonora collective, accompanies members of the Madres Buscadoras de Jalisco collective during work at the Las Pintitas mass grave in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico, on May 16, 2026. (Credit: Photo by ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Law enforcement in Culiacán, Sinaloa, has not only suffered deadly losses during the internal conflict between Los Chapitos and La Mayiza, but the wave of violence has also prompted many officers to leave the force out of fear of being targeted by criminal groups.

According to information published by Infobae México, citing data from the Culiacán City Council, authorities approved 157 requests from officers assigned to the municipal and local duties to retire or receive early retirement benefits between Sept. 10, 2024, and July 17, 2026.

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