The cartel civil war tearing apart a Mexican state

Name: The cartel civil war tearing apart a Mexican state
Start: 2026-09-21T04:00:11.000Z
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico

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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: 6 — First seen: 2026-09-21 — Last seen: 2026-09-23

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Linked Entities

Sinaloa Cartel

Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán

Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum

Sinaloa

Ismael Zambada

Donald Trump

ISIS

Mexico City

China

United States

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At UN, Trump singles out Mexico, likening cartels to ISIS

Sheinbaum pledges continued military support for Sinaloa, again blaming US involvement for the state’s violence

After a shootout, authorities rescue 3 kidnapping victims and arrest 7 suspects in Puerto Peñasco

The cartel civil war tearing apart a Mexican state