A November 28th Regtech Times article summarizes the ongoing violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, fought between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel. (For previous Mexico News Report articles on the topic, see here, here, here , here and here ).
The violence erupted September 9th and pits one faction led by the son of “El Mayo” Zambada vs. the Chapitos, sons of “El Chapo” Guzman.
Information from the November 28th Regtech Times article:
Death Toll: “At least 409 homicides related to cartel activity”.
Disappearances: Hundreds missing; in the capital Culiacan 150 have disappeared from September 1st to October 30th. A few of them have turned up alive, others have been found dead. According to another article published the 27th of November, there were 154 disappearances in Culiacan, of which 33 turned up alive with another 14 found dead, which would leave 107 still missing.
University Suspends In-Person Classes – Regtech reported that The Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa (Autonomous University o Sinaloa), the UAS, has suspended in-person classes on their Culiacan and Navolato campuses.
Attack on Military Installation – Regtech: “One of the most notable acts of destruction took place when cartel members attacked the C4/ISR center in Sinaloa, a high-tech military facility used for communications and surveillance. Cartel members destroyed over 80 video cameras and other surveillance equipment that were crucial for the security operations in the state. This attack was seen as a direct challenge to the government’s control over the region.”
Military Deployments – There are now hundreds of military personnel in the state. The latest deployment is of 100 Special Forces being sent to the state. Their assigned tasks are to be surveillance and the establishment of new checkpoints.
wow! I sadly know many good Mexicans that trust the cartels to have less corruption than the government concerning day to day government. This is so tragic for Mexico and those like me that love Mexico.