13 suspected drug cartel members killed in shootout with police
Thirteen suspected drug cartel members died Monday in a shootout with authorities in Mexico’s troubled Sinaloa state, authorities said.
Security Minister Omar Garcia Harfuch said that four more suspects were arrested and nine people kidnapped by the gang were released after a clash in the Guasave municipality in the northwestern part of the province. he said in a social media post..
He said security personnel on patrol were attacked by gunmen hiding under the bridge, prompting police officers to respond.
Garcia Harfuch said law enforcement also seized seven vehicles, high-powered weapons and tactical equipment following the shooting.
Sinaloa has been rocked by conflict between factions of a powerful local cartel for more than a year. The violence left at least 1,700 people dead, including 57 minors, and nearly 2,000 missing.
cartel internal After he was captured the war started Ismail “El Mayo” ZambadaThe historical leader of the group was betrayed and taken to the United States in July 2024. a son from your former partner Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.
Following their arrest and Zambada’s kidnapping allegations, A terrible fight broke out In Mexico, between a cartel group loyal to him and another group affiliated with Guzmán’s sons, the “Chapitos”.
Chapitos used corkscrews and electric shock torture one’s opponents Some of the victims were “fed to tigers, dead or alive,” according to an indictment issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.
In recent months, bodies have frequently turned up in Sinaloa, left hanging in the streets or in cars. sombreros on their heads or pizza slices or boxes with knives attached to them. Pizzas and sombreros became unofficial symbols for the warring cartel groups, highlighting the brutality of their wars.
A Mexican police officer stands guard at the scene of a body lying on the side of the road in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, early Tuesday, May 20, 2025. / Credit: Felix Marquez / AP
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El Chapo sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison super max prison In Florence, Colorado. Cartel leader in 2023 sent “SOS” He said that he requested help from then-President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador through his lawyers due to the “psychological torture” he allegedly experienced in prison.
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