Over 30 people have been killed in Sinaloa last week alone as turf wars between factions of the eponymous cartel escalate following the capture of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in late July.
The Sinaloa state prosecutor said on Sunday that 11 more people were killed, including five men whose bodies were found on a highway south of Culiacán, the state capital. It is unclear what percentage of the total deaths are directly linked to cartel tensions.
