At least 40 people died in less than a week in Sinaloa, in northwest Mexico, in events that are being investigated as “intentional homicide”, according to a statement from the State Attorney General’s Office, released on Friday (29).
The wave of violence caused the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, the state’s main university, to announce the suspension of in-person classes on its campuses in the capital, Culiacán, and Navolato, at least until next Monday (2).
The growing violence in Sinaloa has seen a notable increase since the arrest of drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, who was captured in Texas, in the United States, along with Joaquín Guzmán López, son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo ” Guzmán.
The arrests fueled tensions between the government of then-president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, and the United States government.
López Obrador even suggested, without providing evidence, the existence of an alleged “agreement” between the US Department of Justice and one of the organized crime groups behind the capture of Zambada and Guzmán.
The version was rejected by the United States ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, who assured that his country cooperated and handed over documents regarding Zambada’s detention.
Violence in Sinaloa, the birthplace of the cartel that bears the same name, caused more than 190 deaths and damage to the economy until October. As a result, the local government implemented an emerging plan that includes tax discounts and microcredits.
This content was originally published in Violence in Mexico: Death toll in Sinaloa rises to 40, says prosecutor’s office on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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