Escalating violence northern Mexico following the capture of top cartel leader Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada continues to dominate the headlines, with a recent report claiming that a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel that answers to the drug lord has declared war on another one faithful to the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
Concretely, a series of audios reported by local press allegedly confirm that Ismael Zambada Sicairos, son of the Sinaloa Cartel co-founder, gives the green light to move on the "Chapitos" in the area. A voice in the audios adds that the local government is "on their side" and clarified that they are targeting the opposing cartel faction and not the government. "We won't fight the government, they're on our side," the voice says.
