Following the kidnapping and extradition of drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada to the United States, Sinaloa faced an “extraordinary situation of violence stemming from a dispute between criminal factions within the same group,” stated the Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar García Harfuch. He affirmed that, as a result of this internal conflict within the Sinaloa Cartel, there was an unprecedented surge in homicides in the state, reaching 232 percent.
Since the arrival of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, the Sinaloa Plan has been implemented to contain the violence in the state and protect the population. This plan maintains a deployment of 16,400 personnel from the Army, Navy, National Guard, the SSPC (Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection), and the Attorney General’s Office, García Harfuch said during the presidential press conference.
He added that, as a result of this federal deployment, 5,900 firearms and one million rounds of ammunition have been seized. “This volume of weaponry represents approximately 20 percent of the weapons seized nationwide during the current administration, demonstrating the firepower of these criminal groups.”
García Harfuch asserted that they have not ceased combatting all the criminal groups involved in the conflict, relying on intelligence and investigative work to identify and apprehend those responsible for the violence.
He detailed that since the administration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, federal forces have arrested 738 criminals, including Ovidio Guzmán, son of El Chapo Guzmán (whose capture resulted in the deaths of 10 soldiers); the Mexican Navy also captured Rafael Caro Quintero, and Néstor Isidro Pérez, alias El Nini, was also arrested.
Furthermore, as a result of the operational deployment in Sinaloa during this administration, 2,540 people have been arrested for high-impact crimes.
Source: jornada
