US not responsible for violence in Mexico's Sinaloa state

22/9/2024 6:27

        The U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Saturday rejected President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's claims that the U.S. was "co-responsible" for violence in the western state of Sinaloa, where more than 50 people have died in an intra-cartel war this month.
        
        Two rival factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel have been fighting since Sept. 9, a conflict that can be traced to the high-profile arrest on U.S. soil of legendary trafficker, Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, on July 25.
        
        Zambada alleges he was kidnapped in Mexico and flown to the U.S. by Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a senior crime boss in a rival faction of the Sinaloa Cartel who had been holding talks with the U.S. about surrendering.
        
        The incident has strained relations between the two countries, with Mexico demanding to know more details. The recent violence in Sinaloa has killed at least 53 people, left 51 missing, and paralyzed many towns and cities.