At least fifty-three have been killed and Fifty-one people have been declared missing in the Mexican state of Sinaloa since rival factions of the drug cartel of the same name began a war at the beginning of this month, Reuters reported, citing BTA, citing data released by local authorities last night.
The conflict between the two most influential factions erupted in July, when one of the leaders of the cartel - known as El Mayo Ismael Sambada, co-founder of the criminal organization together with the legendary Joaquin Guzmán - El Chapo, who is serving a life sentence, was arrested on American territory in the US.
The governor of Sinaloa, Ruben Rocha Moya, said last night that forty people have been arrested in recent days, and more than five thousand portions of food have been distributed to help the population of the state.
The Mexican army, which is trying to combat the violence, on Thursday arrested the alleged head of security for one of El Chapo's sons - Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán, the leader of the "Chapitos" faction. ("The Little Ones" or "Chapo's Little Ones") in the "Sinaloa" drug cartel, Reuters points out.