Armed attacks in Mexico's Sinaloa state leave 16 dead

CULIACAN, Mexico - Two armed attacks in the violence-plagued western Mexican state of Sinaloa, home of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, have left 16 people dead, the head of the state’s public security ministry said on Thursday.

Security forces found the bodies of seven supposed cartel hitmen on a dirt road, strewn next to a bullet-riddled pickup truck, apparent victims of a shootout. “There are seven bodies, most of whom were wearing tactical clothing and vests, apparently only one firearm was found,” said public security minister Cristobal Castaneda. “Clearly this is a fight between gangs or organized criminal groups,” he added.

A separate attack on a small town left another nine fatalities, seven of them supposedly local residents and the other two bodies have not been identified.Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumed the presidency in December 2018 pledging to pacify the country with a less confrontational approach to security, but violence has continued rising and murders hit an all-time high last year.

A common day in Mexico

you think thats bad? try playing GTA 5 on the hardest setting or going for a drink at the weekend where i live or be a 13-14yr old schoolgirl and run the gauntlet of pakistanis cruising round in their cars trying to groom em with drugs, booze n cash..

Más noticias de la violencia que azota a México publicadas en agencias de noticias internacionales como , promoviendo la de por sí muy lastimada imagen que tenemos en el mundo. Lo bueno es que la violencia se iba a acabar desde el 1er día de gobierno de lopezobrador_

lopezobrador_ ASÍ REPORTAN LA CRIMINALIDAD EN NUESTRO PAÍS !! GN_MEXICO_ Urge liderazgo y claridad de mente no cantar ' Gracias a la vida'

I wonder what would become of the cartels if there simply was no market for drugs (i.e. decriminalization or legalization)?

I can't take main stream media seriously anymore. Like most people I know it is full of lies. It's a shame but I hope you feel some responsibility for the deaths you have caused.

Wow - this is a surprise! Ummm wow nooooo!!! Really !!!!

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Am I the only one who thought of No Country For Old Men or Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul? It's the type of thing we are only used to see in fiction.

Murders and crimes are not rising, GobiernoMX informs weekly on the process against drug cartels and criminal gangs along with the governors of the 32 states.

Let them kill eachother

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