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Héctor Ríos Morales

Violence in Sinaloa Continues to Escalate: Death Toll Climbs to 118 With Five Bodies Found Inside a Van

Members of the Mexican Army are seen in the car park of a shop where the body of a man was found in the Montebello neighborhood of Culiacán, on September 12, 2024 (Credit: Via Getty Images)

ALABAMA - Violence in northern Mexico continues to escalate: turf wars between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel as well as conflicts between cartels for control over territories have led to a record number of deaths in the region.

The epicenter has been Culiacán, the capital city of the state of Sinaloa. Since Sept. 9, when the "Chapitos," who answer to Joaquín, "El Chapo" Guzmán and the "Mayiza," loyal to recently-captured Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada intensified their clashes, more than 110 people have been reported dead in clashes between both factions of the Sinaloa Cartel or related violence.

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