The cartel civil war tearing apart a Mexican state

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Conflict erupted within the Sinaloa cartel in 2024 after the son of Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán kidnapped his father’s co-founder and handed him over to US authorities, intensifying a cartel civil war in Mexico.

🇲🇽 Location: Sinaloa, Mexico — Sources: 9 — First seen: — Last seen:
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Sinaloa Cartel

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Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán

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Mexico

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Claudia Sheinbaum

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Sinaloa

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Ismael Zambada

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Donald Trump

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ISIS

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Mexico City

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China

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United States

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Hurricane Polo

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National Hurricane Center

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El Niño

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Miguel Sánchez Altamirano

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Miguel Sánchez Altamirano

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Miguel Sánchez Altamirano

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Miguel Sánchez Altamirano

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Juchitán

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Juchitán

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Juchitán

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Oaxaca

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CJNG

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Los Cromos

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