Mexico’s government announced the deployment of more than 1,800 federal troops to the cartel-controlled state of Sinaloa. Despite prior deployments, the Sinaloa Cartel continues to wage a fierce turf war that has killed thousands and led to the disappearance of thousands more.
\n\nThis week, Mexico’s top security official, Omar García Harfuch, announced the deployment of 1,800 troops, including 1,000 Mexican Navy infantrymen, to the port city of Mazatlán, aimed at increasing presence there and in the state capital of Culiacán.
\n\nThe move comes as Mazatlán continues to see a high number of murders each day as two main factions of the Sinaloa Cartel –Los Chapitos and La Mayiza continue to fight for control.
\n\nOn Monday, Mazatlán saw numerous killings, including the murder of a U.S. citizen who was outside of a seafood restaurant.
\n\nAs Breitbart Texas reported, the violence in Sinaloa is linked to an ongoing turf war between two factions that began when Los Chapitos kidnapped Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and flew him to Texas into the waiting hands of U.S. agents. That perceived betrayal created a rift between El Mayo’s family and Los Chapitos.
\n\nIn the two years since the fighting started, Sinaloa has seen more than 3,100…
Original source: https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/
