This Thursday the celebrations began, five days after citizens held a demonstration in the main streets of the city to make visible the disappearances in the city and demand peace
The state of Sinaloa registered five murders on February 12 – the date on which the Mazatlan Carnival began – of which three are related to the municipality where the celebrations are held. This, in the midst of a wave of violence, disappearances and insecurity that the state has been going through for more than a year.
Through a statement, the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) of Sinaloa reported that last Thursday four investigation folders were opened for the crime of intentional homicide, this due to the location of five dead people.
The bodies would have been found in the municipalities of Culiacán, Elota and Mazatlán. The prosecutor’s office detailed that in Culiacán one person was found on the Benito Juárez bypass and another in the Rivera de Tamazula neighborhood; on the other hand, in Elota, a person was found on the highway that connects Mazatlán with Culiacán; finally, in Mazatlan, the two remaining bodies would have been found in the Real del Valle residential complex, an exclusive subdivision located in the tourist city where Carnival takes place.
This Thursday, the Mazatlan International Carnival 2026 kicked off five days after citizens held a demonstration in the main streets of the city to make visible the disappearances in the city and demand peace.
According to information from the security cabinet, so far in February alone there have been 40 murders, on average, more than three per day.
The Carnival festivities will be held from February 12 to 17 and include the coronation of the queen of the floral games, however, on social networks, users have shown their rejection of the celebrations.
Last year, in the middle of the celebration, several artists canceled their presentation in the port due to the wave of violence.
The regional music band Grupo Firme suspended its performance after the discovery in Tijuana of a human head with a banner, which contained a threatening message for the group not to attend the Sinaloa event.
Source: Latinus
