Sinaloa shootout: Mexico troops kill 19 suspected cartel members

Violence has surged successful Sinaloa since the apprehension successful July of the cartel’s co-founder Ismael Zambada, present connected proceedings successful US.

The Mexican subject has killed 19 suspected members of the Sinaloa cartel, the Ministry of National Defense said, aft they came nether onslaught successful the northwestern state.

More than 30 gunmen fired astatine soldiers successful the Sinaloa capital, Culiacan, connected Monday resulting successful a shootout successful which the cartel members were killed, according to a connection from the ministry connected Tuesday.

Intra-cartel violence has intensified pursuing the apprehension successful July of the Sinaloa cartel’s co-founder Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia, who is present connected proceedings successful the United States.

The ministry said the cartel members killed connected Monday were presumed to beryllium linked to Zambada’s faction.

One section cartel person was arrested during the shootout, and identified by the authorities arsenic Edwin Antonio “N”.

The different gunmen fled the country aft troops returned fire. Seven vehicles and astir 30 firearms, including instrumentality guns, ammunition, and military-style vests and helmets were seized.

On July 25, the US announced it had arrested 76-year-old Zambada and 38-year-old Joaquin Guzman Lopez astatine an airdrome adjacent El Paso, Texas. The second is the lad of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, different co-founder of the cause trafficking syndicate.

Zambada accused Guzman Lopez of kidnapping him and handing him implicit to US instrumentality enforcement.

“El Chapo” has been serving a beingness condemnation successful the US for cause trafficking since 2019.

In September, Zambada pleaded not guilty to cause trafficking, execution and different charges successful a New York court.

Guzman Lopez pleaded not blameworthy to cause trafficking and different charges successful a Chicago national tribunal successful July.

Gang unit successful Sinaloa has intensified since aboriginal September with astir 200 radical killed and much than 300 others believed to beryllium missing, according to authoritative data.

Spiralling violence, overmuch of it linked to cause trafficking and gangs, has seen much than 450,000 radical murdered successful Mexico since 2006.