The armed conflicts that rock Culiacan, the capital of this Mexican state, follow the arrest of Ismael “El Mayo” Sabada, co-founder – along with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in the US – of its drug cartel Sinaloa.
At least 15 people have been killed and 20 kidnapped since Monday in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa in incidents attributed to a settlement of scores between warring factions of one of the country’s most powerful drug cartels, prosecutors said.
The armed conflicts that rock Culiacan, the capital of this Mexican state, follow the arrest of Ismael “El Mayo” Sabada, co-founder – along with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who is serving a life sentence in the US – of its drug cartel Sinaloa.
Sabada was arrested on July 25 by the US authorities together with Joaquin Guzmán López, one of the sons of the notorious “El Chapo”. In his letter, he accuses Joaquin Guzmán López of setting a trap for him to lead him to American soil.
According to the governor of Sinaloa, clashes are raging between the henchmen of Ismael “El Mayo” Sabada and the sons of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán, the so-called “Los Chapitos”.
Appearing in a New York court on Friday, Sabada denied the drug-trafficking charges.
Commenting on the recent upsurge in violence in Sinaloa, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador admitted that “there are problems” despite the deployment of strong security forces in the region. “I would like to say to the people of Culiacan – because it only concerns Culiacan – that we are alert, that they should be careful, but there is no need to panic,” he told a press conference. The Mexican president also called on the warring parties to show basic responsibility.
Source :Skai
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