Since Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada was captured on July 25 in Texas, the Mexican state of Sinaloa has been on high alert, with authorities fearing an open war between the factions fighting for control of the Sinaola Cartel, which Zambada founded with Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán.
Tension simmered for six weeks until last weekend, when clashes between the groups fighting to keep the territory of the Cartel arrived at the doorsteps of ordinary people. Since then, the citizens of Culiacán, the state's capital, have been fearing for their lives, and the culichi TikTokers haven't been shy about showing how dire the situation is.
