Violence in Sinaloa: blockade reported in Culiacán and the murder of a person in La Costerita

Likewise, the lifeless body of a man was found on the Benito Juárez bypass. According to reports, the victim was found on a bridge located on Geovanny Zamudio Avenue.

The emergency services were in charge of removing the body, but due to the fact that the investigations are still ongoing, his identity was not released, so his name, age and place of origin are unknown.

The violence in Sinaloa is the result of a dispute between two factions of the Sinaloa Cartel: Los Chapitos (as the sons of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán are known) and Los Mayos (linked to Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, a drug trafficker arrested on July 25 in the United States).

Between September 9 and 22, 32 people were arrested in Sinaloa, including Mario Alexander “N”, alias ‘El Piyi’, identified as the head of the hitmen for Los Chapitos.

During this period, 3 properties, 89 vehicles, 9 motorcycles, 125 weapons (120 long and 5 short), 4 grenades, 640 magazines and 27,536 cartridges of various calibers have also been seized.

Likewise, at least 71 intentional homicides have been recorded in the state and as of September 23, 114 complaints had been filed for vehicle theft and 69 for the crime of deprivation of liberty (the latter in the municipality of Culiacán).

Despite the situation of insecurity, the Secretariat of Public Education and Culture (SEPyC) decided to resume academic and administrative activities in person for all schools and modalities starting September 23.

Source: infobae