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In Sinaloa's capital, news of a boxing scion's arrest and allegations of cartel ties cause unease

The arrest of Julio César Chávez Jr., son of Mexican boxing legend Julio César Chávez, for overstaying his visa in the U.S. and lying on a green card application shook Sinaloa state's capital

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AP PHOTOS: Tigers, jaguars and elephants are the latest to flee Mexico’s cartel violence

A pack of veterinarians clambered over hefty metal crates on Tuesday morning, loading them one by one onto a fleet of semi-trucks. Among the cargo: tigers, monkeys, jaguars, elephants and lions – all fleeing the latest wave of cartel violence eclipsing the northern Mexican city of Culiacan.

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Tigers, jaguars and elephants are the latest to flee cartel violence in Mexico's Sinaloa

A pack of veterinarians clamber over hefty metal crates of animals they load one-by-one onto a fleet of semi-trucks

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Mexican Border City Torn by Cartel War Pins Hopes on Trump's Pressure on Drug Traffickers

As violence ramps up in Culiacan due to the Sinaloa Cartel power struggle, residents put their hopes on peace behind the Trump administration.

Latin Times

Culiacan Residents Grateful For Increased Pressure On Cartels

Culiacan, Mexico, grapples with escalating violence as Sinaloa cartel factions clash, prompting increased security measures and citizen activism.

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Cartel-plagued Mexican city pins hopes on Trump's anti-drug trafficking pressure

In Mexico's Culiacan, a city of 1 million residents, an elementary school principal starts each day checking for shootouts before deciding whether to cancel classes

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Mexican Authorities Claim Violence in Sinaloa's Capital 'Contained' Despite Persistently High Homicide Rate And Cartel Turf Wars Across The State

Sinaloa ended November with nearly 175 homicides as its ongoing turf war seems to be moving into the outskirts of Culiacan.

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Mexican Troops Kill 19 Suspected Members of the Sinaloa Cartel in Shootout in Culiacan

Hundreds of people have died since the cartel's clashing factions formally began their war in Early September

Latin Times

Mexican newspaper offices hit by gunfire in Sinaloa state's capital

Assailants have fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern state of Sinaloa

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Gunshots Fired At Newspaper Office In Sinaloa Cartel Turf

Gunmen attack El Debate newspaper in Sinaloa, Mexico, amid cartel violence, raising concerns for press freedom and safety in the region.

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Sinaloa Cartel Violence Grips Culiacan Residents

Violence and fear grip Culiacan as Sinaloa cartel factional war escalates, prompting residents to flee and businesses to suffer losses.

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In the heartland of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, the old ways have changed and violence rages

Cellphone chats have become death sentences in the continuing, bloody factional war inside the Sinaloa drug cartel

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Mexican Army Seizes Police Weapons In Cartel-Dominated Culiacan

Culiacan, Mexico faces violence and protests as army seizes police weapons amid cartel clashes. Governor Rocha takes measures to restore peace and order.

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Police Pulled from Streets in Cartel-Dominated Culiacan After Army Confiscates Weapons

The army disarmed local police as cartel violence escalated. Residents protested for peace after weeks of deadly clashes between Sinaloa cartel factions.

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Police in a cartel-dominated Mexican city are pulled off the streets after army takes their guns

Local police in the cartel-dominated city of Culiacan, Mexico have been pulled off the streets after the army seized their guns

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Violent Clashes Erupt In Sinaloa As Cartel Factions Clash

Violence escalates in Sinaloa as Sinaloa cartel factions clash, causing chaos and casualties. Stay informed with AP's coverage of Latin America and the Car...

Latin Times

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

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Mexican city of Culiacan is near a standstill over fears of cartel clashes

Schools and businesses in Culiacan, the state capital of Sinaloa, have shut down and upcoming festivities around Mexican Independence have been canceled as fears over clashes between factions of the Sinaloa cartel disrupt life in the northern city of 1 million

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Mexico extradites son of former Sinaloa cartel leader 'El Chapo' to the U.S.

Ovidio Guzmán López, a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges in the United States. Mexican security forces captured Guzmán López in January.

France 24

Mexico: When low-cost plastic surgery turns deadly

Earlier this year in Mexico, 29-year-old Magnolia Camacho lost her life after undergoing more than 30 surgeries in six months, following the placement of a gastric band. In 2021, a 26-year-old woman died after a cosmetic surgery operation. In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, beauty standards mean that many women…

Reuters

Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data

Mexico's army has dramatically revised upward the number of drug lab raids it says it conducted under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to government data and leaked military documents reviewed by Reuters.

France 24

Fake videos circulate after police arrest El Chapo’s son

When news broke that police had arrested Ovidio Guzman, the son of the well-known Mexican drug lord “El Chapo”, on January 5, armed members of his cartel took to the streets, engaging in violent clashes with police. A wave of videos claiming to show these clashes was uploaded to social…

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29 killed during Mexican drug kingpin's arrest

CULIACAN, Mexico: Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects were killed in the operation to arrest Ovidio Guzman, son of the jailed drug trafficker Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the Mexican government said on Friday.

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Violence hits a Mexico cartel stronghold as the son of 'El Chapo' is captured

Mexico's defense secretary said the military had captured Ovidio Guzmán, a son of the notorious former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, on Thursday in a pre-dawn operation in Sinaloa.

The Independent UK

Violence hits Mexico cartel stronghold as 'Chapo' son nabbed

Mexico's capture of a son of the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman thrust Sinaloa's state capital into a day of terror unlike any its residents had experienced since October 2019 — the last time authorities tried to capture Ovidio Guzmán

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