
Tensions in Sinaloa are escalating as factions of the Sinaloa cartel intensify their clashes following the arrest of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in late July.
The situation seems to be deteriorating, with recent clashes between factions answering to the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and "El Mayo." In fact, Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya said violence could further intensify.