30 war deaths after capture

Culiacan, Sinaloa.― More than 30 murders have been registered in Sinaloa since last Thursday, July 25, when Ismael “The May” Zambada He was arrested in the United States by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration (FBI y DEArespectively by their acronyms in English).

Most of these are executions with similarities in the way of working: people whose corpses They show signs of torture and bullet impactswhich would indicate executions, which appear in sparsely populated places, mainly on the outskirts of Culiacán.

The Governor of Sinaloa Ruben Rocha Moyapointed out by the drug lord with ties to drug trafficking, and the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obradorwho has supported the first, assure that there is no conflict in the entity after the alleged kidnapping of “El Mayo” Zambada, orchestrated by the sons of Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán.

“El Mayo” Zambada case: 30 deaths in war after his capture

However, a low intensity war began after the turboprop plane landed at a small airport in Doña Ana, New Mexico; and there have already been more than 30 homicides due to that cause.

Just the weekend, from August 17 to 20, 10 murders were recordedof which Governor Rubén Rocha Moya confirmed that they are linked to organized crime.

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“There were 2, and on Saturday there were 6, and on Friday 4. These 6 and these 4 do have to do with it with relations of the organizations of the racketeering“, the president said.

On Saturday August 17, Martin Corrales Garcia, alias “The Tano”, He was found murdered and showing signs of torture in the town of Conitaca, located in the municipality of Elota, with his hands tied and his eyes taped, along with two other men.

This person had been reported by the United States Government; he was accused of trafficking weapons, as well as the production of fentanyl and methamphetamine, so the DEA offered 4 million dollars.

Another murder related to organized crime was the execution of Juan Carlos G, known as “The Vampire”.

He was killed on August 14th in the town of La Campana, in Villa Adolfo López Mateos. He had attended a funeral in Badiraguato and upon arriving in the capital of Sinaloa he was intercepted by armed men who chased him and killed him and his companion.

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War in Mexico after the fall of “El Mayo” Zambada

“El Vampi” was linked to the “El Mayo” faction, After his death, a photo of him began to circulate with Vicente Zambada, Ismael Zambada Imperial, Eliseo Imperial Castro, “El Cheyo Ántrax”, nephew of “El Mayo”, Francisco Arce Rubio, Pancho Arce; due to his relationship with these last two characters, who were already murdered by armed civilians, it is assumed that “El Vampi” was a member of the “Los Ántrax” faction.

Although in these first four weeks the streets of Sinaloa have not been the scene of clashes between armed civilians, there are clashes within the Sinaloa Cartel.

This has resulted in more than 30 deaths, although it is not an officially recognized figure, it is a count made by local media.

Disputes that are a precursor to how drug wars develop in Mexico

In 2008 when Arturo Beltran Leyva, “The Beard”sparked a dispute against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera y “The May”, The conflict developed over three monthss, from January 21, when his brother Alfredo was arrested, until the murder of Atanasio Torres Acosta, Tachío, which started the conflict.

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In 2016, the war of Damaso Lopez Nunez vs. “Los Chapitos” It was to stay for control of the organization that “El Chapo” left and was climbing little by little, since it began in March of that year, with skirmishes in Villa Juárez and the outskirts of Culiacán, until the violence exploded in January 2017.

The homicides recorded have been mainly executions; the only confrontation occurred in Loma de Reda, Quilá, where five armed civilians and a man who was passing by were killed. The casualties were on the Zambada side.

Military presence does not stop the war between cartels in Mexico

The strong military presence stands out, especially in the municipalities of Culiacán. Days after the arrest, 400 elements Special Forces arrived in the territory, and almost a month later 600 more soldiers joined the security operation.

During these last few days, various activities have been carried out. operatives; one of the most notable was the seizure of a property in the Huizaches neighborhood, where four people were arrested, long weapons and several armored vehicles were seized.

During the first few days after capture, Miguel Calderon Quevedogeneral coordinator of the State Council of Public Security (CESP), considered that a strange peace prevailed in the state.

“The records tell us that this first start of August has been one of the quietest periods of this year,” he said.

Remembering the last time there was friction between the fractions of the groups generating violence in Sinaloa, Quevedo He noted that the first six months of the year were calm, but peace was disturbed after the capture of Ismael; there was calm again at the beginning of August, but murders related to organized crime disturbed the calm.

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