Bullet points of Mexico's violent Sinaloa state logs 19 homicides in five days
Bullet points of Mexico's violent Sinaloa state logs 19 homicides in five days
- 7 homicides reported in Sinaloa, bringing total to 19 within the week
- Violence has been escalating in the area, with frequent shootouts
- Fears of an intra-cartel war are growing
- Sinaloa is the home base of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel
- Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the former leader of the cartel, is serving a life sentence in the U.S.
- Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, another veteran gang leader, was arrested in July
- Kidnappings have also been reported in the area
- 7 homicides reported in Sinaloa, bringing total to 19 within the week
- Violence has been escalating in the area, with frequent shootouts
- Fears of an intra-cartel war are growing
- Sinaloa is the home base of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel
- Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, the former leader of the cartel, is serving a life sentence in the U.S.
- Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, another veteran gang leader, was arrested in July
- Kidnappings have also been reported in the area