A civil war within the ranks of Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán's old Sinaloa drugs cartel has left another 15 people dead after a series of brutal executions. Gangs linked to El Chapo's sons, otherwise known as Los Chapitos, attacked those loyal to the drug lord's former right hand man, Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada. The power struggle for control of the Sinaloa Cartel stretches back to the January 2016 arrest of former leader El Chapo, who was extradited to the United States the following year. The Sinaloa Cartel, once commanded by Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán (center), has splintered since the notorious drug lord was jailed and extradited to the United StatesAt least 15 people were executed in Culiacán, Mexico, on Wednesday due to a Sinaloa Cartel internal conflict. Mexican local news outlets attributed to killings to men loyal to El Chapo's sons Ovidio, Jesús Alfredo and Ivan Archivaldo Guzmán - known as Los Chapitos.

Source: Daily Mail June 25, 2020 19:19 UTC