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The body of a murdered person outside a cemetery in Culiacán, Sinaloa.
Sinaloa Cartel

The drug war bleeding Sinaloa

The battle between Los Chapitos and the faction loyal to ‘El Mayo’ Zambada is staining the cartel’s old sanctuary with blood. Corpses pile up in the streets and social life has been reduced to a minimum. EL PAÍS traveled through Culiacán and its surroundings, where burned-out houses and businesses, as well as shootings and roadblocks, are part of the daily landscape

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