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The Latest Breaking News from Culiacán

Turf War Between Sinaloa Cartel Spinoffs Continues to Escalate With 34 Murders in Three Days

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to Sinaloa in response to the deadly criminal dispute.

Latin Times

Famous Tiktoker 'El Chilango' Killed By Armed Men in Culiacán As Cartel Turf Wars Continue in Sinaloa

The men opened fire from a motorcycle, killing López and fleeing the scene

Latin Times

Sinaloa Cartel Members Are Now Scanning People's Phones to Check if They Engaged With Rival Factions

A Sinaloa civic group estimates that an average of six killings and seven kidnappings have taken place in Culiacán every day over the past month

Latin Times

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Mexico’s city of Culiacán besieged by organised crime amid violence in Sinaloa state

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office on October 1. She inherits a country where organised crime still rules in many regions, a deadly situation that her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, failed to curb. More than 30,000 murders are still committed each year, and on average, 29 people disappear every…

France 24

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

The Mexican government has sent more than 2,200 Air Force agents in an attempt to quell violence

Latin Times

Even Luis Miguel isn't Safe From Sinaloa Cartel Violence—Culiacán Concert Canceled

After two weeks of violence, Luis Miguel's concert in Culiacán, part of his two year tour, has been canceled.

Latin Times

El Chapo's Illegitimate Daughter Rosa Isela Guzmán's Heartfelt Plea to her Brothers Los Chapitos

Amid rising violence in the capital of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, Rosa Isela Guzmán Ortiz, the alleged daughter of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, has made a public plea to Los Chapitos

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What is a 'Culiacanazo' and why is sadly trending on TikTok?

TikTokers from the Mexican city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, have been posting with the hashtag #Culiacanazo. Sadly, it's a terrible and sad thing

Latin Times

Young, riding bikes and wielding radios: a look at the sentinels guarding 'Los Chapitos'' stronghold

Called "punteros," over 700 riders are tasked with informing the higher echelons of any suspicious activity in Culiacán, Mexico

Latin Times

Mexico sends hundreds of additional troops to Sinaloa as violence soars after El Mayo's capture

Over a thousand soldiers have already been deployed to Culiacán in less than a month

Latin Times

Capture of 'El Mayo' and betrayal accusations sparks fear of turf wars in Mexico

In the wake of the arrests, the Mexican government dispatched hundreds of special forces soldiers to Culiacán to maintain order

Latin Times

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 7 January 2023

The Sinaloa Cartel was dealt a significant blow this week with the capture of Ovidio Guzmán. You know the name. The city of Culiacán descended into an orgy of retaliatory violence.

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Twenty-four hours of terror as cartel violence engulfs Mexican city

At least 29 people killed in Culiacán as drug cartel gunmen fight bloody battle to stop transport of El Chapo’s son after arrest

The Guardian - US

29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin's son

Culiacán (Mexico) (AFP) - Ten soldiers and 19 suspected criminals were killed in an operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout sowing terror at an airport.

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Cartel lays siege to Mexican city after recapture of the son of ‘El Chapo’

Armed men took hostages, burned vehicles and stormed an airport in northern Mexico on Thursday after federal forces captured Ovidio Guzmán, one of the world’s most wanted cartel leaders and the son of notorious drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán.

AFP

Mexico arrests son of notorious drug kingpin 'El Chapo'

Culiacán (Mexico) (AFP) - Mexican security forces on Thursday captured a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, scoring a high-profile win in the fight against powerful cartels days before US President Joe Biden visits.

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