Tag Archives: Sinaloa state

Culiacan, Sinaloa: Cartel Conflict Has Changed Life for the Locals, Even Talking on a Cellphone Can Be a Death Sentence

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Allan Wall

The war in Mexico’s Sinaloa state between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel (see here, here, here and here) is still going on. There have been 200 reported deaths since the outbreak of the conflict on September 9th. An Associated Press … Continue reading →

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Ocelotl: The Mexican Army’s New Armored Vehicle

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Allan Wall

At the customary September 16th Independence Day military parade, the Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) premiered a new armored vehicle it recently acquired, the Ocelotl, from the Nahuatl word for jaguar. (In articles about the vehicle, I’ve seen it spelled both … Continue reading →

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Cartel Factions Fight it Out in Sinaloa State and AMLO’s Comments in a Press Conference

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Allan Wall

This past July 25th, two leaders of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel were taken into U.S. custody in El Paso. They were Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo Guzman. Apparently, Guzman Lopez turned himself in … Continue reading →

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