Even the glitzy bars, exclusive car dealerships and plastic surgery boutiques catering to cartel lieutenants and their entourages are mostly closed. Behind the chaos are two rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel. Finally, she emerged to a battlefield vision: coils of smoke, blood-streaked stairs and blackened walls gouged with scores of bullets. : :Until the 1980s, the state of Sinaloa was best known for its agriculture and seafood industries, along with the signature beach resort city of Mazatlán. “Sinaloa has a legal economy permeated by an illegal economy, but it’s very difficult to measure.”Almost everyone here knows someone involved in the drug trade.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 09, 2024 18:38 UTC