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Five Rehabilitation Centers in Culiacan Shut Down After 'Chapitos' Cartel Attack Leaves 14 Dead

Less than a week after suspected members of "Los Chapitos" faction of the Sinaloa Cartel stormed a rehabilitation center in Culiacán, killing nine people, five such centers in the city have closed due to fears of suffering similar attacks

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Two Members of The Fuerzas Especiales Avendaño, An Armed Wing Loyal To 'Los Chapitos,' Arrested in Sinaloa

Members of the National Guard and Mexico's Secretariat of National Defense seized three properties used by a criminal cell to store firearms and drugs

Latin Times

Decomposed Body Found in Culiacán As Homicides as Sinaloa Cartel Turf Wars Rage On

Sinaloa authorities have reported 956 homicide cases since Chapitos and Mayos declared war to each other six months ago

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Private Pilot For Sinaloa Cartel Faction of 'Los Chapitos' Arrested in Culiacán

"El Jando" was a significant operator for Los Chapitos and a close ally of Iván Archivaldo Guzmán, the leader of the Sinaloa cartel faction

Latin Times

Monument to El Chapo's Son Blown Up in Explosion Felt Around City in Sinaloa

Édgar "El Moreno" Guzmán was killed in a Culiacán parking lot back in 2008 by a rival gang

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Who Is El Pinky: YouTuber Found Bound, Tortured, And Executed By Mexican Cartel

YouTuber Agustín Paul, known as 'El Pinky' was tortured and murdered by a hitman employed by the Los Chapatis, joining a list of three other influencers murdered by the cartel.

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Influencers Keep Getting Killed In Mexico As They Become Players In The Ongoing Sinaloa Cartel Turf Wars

Authorities reported 45 deaths in Sinaloa during the first week of 2025, along with 22 kidnappings in Culiacán alone

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Sinaloa Cartels Take New Hit As Armed Forces Seize Drugs, Armored Vehicles and Edible Cannabis

"Los Chapitos" count with nearly 20 properties across Culiacán where they produce edible cannabis products such as gummies, cookies, oils and vaporizers

Latin Times

Youtubers Reveal The Crude Reality Caused By War Between 'Los Chapitos' and 'La Mayiza' In Sinaloa

Due to ongoing turf wars, the total homicides reported in Sinaloa during 2024 surpassed 1,000, a 62% increase compared to 2023

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Mexico’s bloody cartel war rages as myth of the ‘good narco’ wears thin

El Chapo and El Mayo believed themselves to be generous bandits with a strict code – the new generation is different

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The Sinaloa Cartel Turf War Has Raged On For More Than 100 Days; Who Is Winning?

More than 500 deaths have been reported all across Sinaloa since the clashes between "Los Chapitos" and "La Mayiza" began in September

Latin Times

More Than a Dozen Big Cats Have Been Rescued From Cartel Members in Culiacán Since September

According to an animal rights activist, cartel members torture exotic animals such as lions and tigers by taking off their claws and fangs

Latin Times

Mexican Authorities Deliver Another Blow to 'Los Chapitos' With the Capture of 'El Spider'

Along with "El Spider," law enforcement also secured the arrest of another man in the city of Guamúchil; both are wanted by the U.S. government

Latin Times

Sinaloa Is Averaging More Than Half a Dozen Homicides Per Day As Cartel Turf Wars Rage On

555 people have been killed and nearly 600 people have gone missing in Sinaloa over the past three months

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‘Mother of all battles’: terror for Mexicans as war rages inside Sinaloa cartel

Violence shows few signs of ending after three months of war between rival factions that have left more than a thousand dead or disappeared

Latin Times

Legendary Mexican Boxer Julio César Chávez Pleads Cartels To Put an End to Their Turf Wars

Julio César Cháve joins Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez in speaking out on Sinaloa's current landscape

Latin Times

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.

Latin Times

Mexico Sends Dozens of Special Forces Troops To Sinaloa In Bid To Counter Ongoing Cartel Violence

The state of Sinaloa has reported more than 400 homicides due to cartel-related violence since early September

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Sinaloa's Schools Now Have Updated Emergency Protocols as Cartel-Related Violence Rages On

Out of the 992 registered educational institutions in Culiacán, 111 of them reman closed due to cartel activity

Latin Times

Sinaloa's Ministry of Public Safety Says At Least 99 Police Officers Denied to Undergo a 'Trust Test'

Sinaloa's minister of public safety, Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, said most tests will take place between November and December

Latin Times

Mexican Navy Captures 'El Pelón,' The Leader of an Armed Wing Loyal to Sinaloa Cartel Faction 'Los Chapitos'

Authorities say "El Pelón" was using Culiacán as a hiding place and to coordinate attacks against rival groups

Latin Times

Clash Between Military Personnel and Members of 'Los Chapitos' Leads to 14 Arrests South of Culiacán

In Sinaloa, military personnel including the Army, Navy and National Guard arrested 266 individuals with cartel links in 2023

Latin Times

Former Top Police Officer Suspected of Having Links to Sinaloa Cartel Found Dead in Culiacán

Gerardo Mérida Sánchez, Sinaloa's secretary of public security, said authorities will open an investigation due to the high profile of the victim

Latin Times

Mexico's Defense Minister Says Sinaloa Cartel Got More Violent Since Arrests of "Los Chapitos" and "El Mayo"

Ricardo Trevilla Trejo also added that a similar thing happened last year, when Ovidio Guzmán López was arrested by Mexican and American forces in Culiacán.

Latin Times

'The Ghost,' Head of Security and Right-Hand Man of 'El Chapo' Guzmán, Recaptured in Culiacán

"The Ghost" was charge of organizing the logistics every time "El Chapo" was on the move, as well as implementing strategies to avoid his capture.

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