Violence has elevated in Sinaloa because the July arrest of cartel co-founder Ismael Zambada, now on trial in the USA.
The Mexican military killed 19 suspected members of the Sinaloa cartel, the Ministry of Nationwide Protection stated, after they had been attacked within the northwestern state.
Greater than 30 gunmen shot at troopers in Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa, on Monday, sparking a shootout during which members of the cartel had been killed, in response to a press release from the ministry on Tuesday.
Violence inside the cartel has intensified following the July arrest of Sinaloa cartel co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García, who’s now on trial in the USA.
The ministry stated the cartel members killed Monday had been presumed linked to Zambada’s faction.
A neighborhood cartel chief was arrested through the shootout and recognized by authorities as Edwin Antonio “N.”
The opposite gunmen fled the scene after troops returned hearth. Seven automobiles and practically 30 firearms had been seized, together with machine weapons, ammunition, and military-type vests and helmets.
On July 25, the USA introduced that it had arrested Zambada, 76, and Joaquín Guzmán López, 38, at an airport close to El Paso, Texas. The latter is the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, one other co-founder of the drug trafficking syndicate.
Zambada accused Guzmán López of kidnapping him and handing him over to US authorities.
“El Chapo” has been serving a life sentence within the US for drug trafficking since 2019.
In September, Zambada pleaded not responsible to drug trafficking, homicide and different fees in a New York court docket.
Guzmán López pleaded not responsible to drug trafficking and different fees in federal court docket in Chicago in July.
Gang violence in Sinaloa has intensified since early September, with some 200 individuals killed and greater than 300 lacking, in response to official information.
The spiral of violence, largely associated to drug trafficking and gangs, has led to the homicide of greater than 450,000 individuals in Mexico since 2006.
