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Mexican authorities On Monday, 20 bodies were found in the cartel-bound city of Culiacan, including five beheaded bodies.
Four beheaded bodies were found hanging on a highway bridge leading to the city. Authorities say the head of the body was found near a nearby plastic bag.
On the same day, 16 other bodies with gunshot wounds were found on the same highway, and a white truck was stuffed into it. In addition to the corpse (the one that has also been beheaded), the authorities appear to have found a note from one of them. Cartel Group. The Associated Press reported that the contents of the note were not immediately disclosed.
National Guard soldiers patrol the streets of Culiaan, Mexico on October 14, 2024. (AP Photo)
Culiacan, with about one million residents and the capital of the state of Sinaloa, Western Mexico, has taken control of two rival drug trafficking groups, Los Chapitos and La Mayiza, through a war.
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Mexican authorities condemned the deadly act on Monday. However, many Sinaloa residents say authorities no longer control violence.
A member of the Mexican Army detained two Sinaloa Cartel factions in Culiacan, Mexico on February 19, 2025. (Reuters/Jesus bustamante)
“The military and police forces are working together to rebuild the complete peace in Sinaloa state,” Sinaloa government spokesman Feliciano Castro said in a statement Monday.
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last month, The United States imposed Sanctions against Los Chapitos and designated as specially designated global terrorists. In a statement at the time, the U.S. Treasury Department said the group promoted the production and trafficking of fentanyl.
A drone view shows that people are proposing to authorities during a march to address escalating regional drug-related violence in Curiacan, Mexico on January 26, 2025. (Reuters/Jose Betanzos)
“Los Chapitos is a powerful high-invasion faction in the Sinaloa cartel at the forefront of human trafficking in fentanyl in the United States.” Finance Minister Scott Bessent Said last month. “At the Treasury Department, we are carrying out President Trump’s mission to completely eliminate drug cartels and replace violent leaders like ‘El Chapo’s “children.”
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The gunman with connections to Sinaloa Cartel was also involved in the October 18, 2024 killing US Navy veteran Nicholas Quets in Sonora, Mexico.
The Sinaloa Attorney General’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News numbers.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
